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ziklag_n which_o be_v not_o as_o it_o seem_v so_o total_o burn_v down_o but_o that_o some_o of_o it_o be_v stand_v in_o which_o david_n think_v better_a to_o remain_v with_o his_o man_n than_o to_o go_v to_o any_o other_o town_n of_o the_o philistine_n whether_o he_o be_v new_o return_v from_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o amalekite_n and_o have_v be_v prepare_v and_o send_v away_o present_v to_o his_o friend_n in_o judah_n of_o the_o spoil_n he_o have_v take_v in_o that_o expedition_n on_o the_o three_o day_n after_o a_o young_a man_n come_v out_o of_o the_o camp_n with_o his_o clothes_n rend_v and_o earth_n upon_o his_o head_n to_o testify_v the_o dismalness_n of_o the_o tiding_n he_o bring_v and_o when_o he_o come_v to_o david_n he_o fall_v on_o the_o earth_n and_o do_v obeisance_n david_n understanding_n he_o come_v out_o of_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n ask_v he_o how_o matter_n go_v he_o tell_v he_o the_o israelite_n be_v vanquish_v many_o of_o they_o kill_v and_o saul_n and_o his_o son_n jonathan_n slay_v david_n astonish_v at_o this_o ask_v he_o how_o he_o know_v it_o to_o be_v so_o this_o young_a man_n to_o ingratiate_v himself_o with_o david_n who_o be_v by_o general_a fame_n know_v to_o be_v the_o man_n who_o samuel_n have_v anoint_v to_o succeed_v saul_n and_o apprehend_v that_o if_o he_o shall_v carry_v the_o first_o tiding_n of_o saul_n death_n to_o he_o he_o shall_v not_o miss_v of_o a_o great_a reward_n he_o tell_v he_o that_o be_v on_o mount_n gilboa_n he_o find_v saul_n lean_v on_o his_o spear_n thing_n spear_n the_o reader_n may_v compare_v this_o whole_a narration_n with_o that_o he_o will_v find_v 1_o sam._n 31_o 4._o and_o then_o judge_v what_o truth_n there_o be_v in_o the_o thing_n as_o not_o be_v able_a to_o stand_v because_o of_o the_o deadly_a wound_n the_o archer_n have_v give_v he_o and_o the_o chariot_n and_o horseman_n pursue_v he_o so_o fast_o he_o call_v unto_o he_o and_o desire_v he_o to_o stand_v over_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o 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after_o forty_o year_n leave_v the_o court_n and_o fly_v into_o midian_a sect._n 56._o moses_n marriage_n his_o two_o son_n sect._n 57_o caleb_n birth_n sect._n 58._o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o moses_n commission_n he_o to_o deliver_v israel_n enable_v he_o to_o work_v miracle_n sect._n 59_o moses_n confirm_v and_o encourage_v command_v to_o go_v to_o pharaoh_n sect._n 60._o moses_n stop_v in_o his_o journey_n his_o son_n circumcise_v sect._n 61._o aaron_n meet_v moses_n they_o declare_v their_o commission_n to_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n sect._n 62._o they_o go_v to_o pharaoh_n the_o oppression_n of_o the_o israelite_n increase_v sect._n 63._o moses_n and_o aaron_n go_v again_o to_o pharaoh_n the_o magician_n call_v in_o sect._n 64._o the_o ten_o plague_n chap._n iu._n from_o the_o israelite_n departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n to_o the_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o solomon_n temple_n sect._n 1_o the_o israelite_n depart_v out_o of_o egypt_n sect._n 2._o the_o paschal_n lamb_n and_o passover_n appoint_v sect._n 3_o the_o lord_n conduct_n the_o israelite_n by_o a_o pillar_n of_o cloud_n and_o fire_n joseph_n bone_n carry_v with_o they_o sect._n 4._o they_o encamp_v at_o pihahiroth_n pass_v through_o the_o red-sea_n the_o egyptian_n drown_v sect._n 5._o moses_n song_n miriam_n a_o prophetess_n sect._n 6._o the_o people_n march_v through_o shur_n murmur_n for_o want_n of_o water_n sect._n 7._o the_o twelve_o well_n and_o seventy_o palm-tree_n sect._n 8._o they_o turn_v from_o elim_n to_o the_o red-sea_n sect._n 9_o the_o people_n murmur_n quail_n give_v for_o one_o meal_n manna_n fall_v sect._n 10._o water_n gush_v out_o of_o the_o rock_n sect._n 11._o moses_n pray_v joshua_n fight_v amalek_n the_o altar_n call_v jehova-nissi_a sect._n 12._o jethro_n story_n defer_v to_o sect._n 51._o sect._n 13._o moses_n call_v up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o mount_n sinai_n the_o terrible_a sight_n sect._n 14._o the_o promulgation_n of_o the_o law_n sect._n 15._o the_o people_n in_o fear_n moses_n encourage_v they_o sect._n 16._o similitude_n of_o god_n forbid_v the_o material_n for_o altar_n sect._n 17._o the_o judicial_a or_o political_a law_n sect._n 18._o the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n promise_v to_o guide_v they_o the_o bound_n of_o canaan_n sect._n 19_o moses_n erect_v a_o altar_n and_o twelve_o pillar_n sect._n 20._o moses_n continue_v in_o the_o mount_n forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n sect._n 21._o direction_n concern_v the_o tabernacle_n and_o all_o its_o utensil_n and_o appurtenance_n sect._n 22._o the_o golden_a calf_n sect._n 23._o moses_n come_v down_o break_v the_o table_n god_n anger_n moses_n intercede_v for_o the_o people_n and_o see_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n sect._n 24._o two_o new_a table_n of_o stone_n sect._n 25._o god_n renew_v the_o covenant_n upon_o moses_n prayer_n moses_n face_n shine_v sect._n 26._o the_o sabbath_n anew_o enjoin_v contribution_n to_o the_o tabernacle_n sect._n 27._o bezaleel_n and_o aholihab_n appoint_v chief_a workman_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n sect._n 28._o the_o tabernacle_n finish_v be_v set_v up_o be_v fill_v with_o god_n glory_n sect._n 29._o law_n give_v concern_v the_o several_a sort_n of_o sacrifice_n sect._n 30._o aaron_z and_o his_o son_n consecrate_v sect._n 31._o aaron_n enter_v upon_o his_o office_n fire_n from_o the_o lord_n sect._n 32._o nadab_n and_o abihu_n slay_v by_o fire_n from_o heaven_n sect._n 33._o of_o clean_a and_o unclean_a creature_n sect._n 34._o woman_n separation_n sect._n 35._o law_n concern_v leprosy_n sect._n 36._o ceremonial_a uncleanness_n in_o man_n sect._n 37._o the_o passover_n celebrate_v sect._n 38._o several_a sort_n of_o law_n give_v sect._n 39_o blasphemy_n punish_v in_o the_o son_n of_o shelomith_n the_o law_n of_o retaliation_n sect._n 40._o divers_a other_o law_n give_v sect._n 41._o promise_n and_o threaten_n more_o law_n give_v concern_v divers_a matter_n sect._n 42._o the_o book_n of_o number_n sect._n 43._o the_o encamp_a of_o the_o tribe_n sect._n 44._o the_o levite_n charge_n sect._n 45._o the_o levite_n consecrate_v sect._n 46._o the_o offering_n of_o the_o prince_n sect._n 47._o law_n concern_v jealousy_n sect._n 48._o concern_v nazarites_n sect._n 49._o the_o solemn_a blessing_n sect._n 50._o the_o silver_n trumpet_n sect._n 51._o jethro_n story_n and_o advice_n sect._n 52._o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n march_v jethro_n leave_v they_o sect._n 53._o upon_o the_o move_n of_o the_o ark_n moses_n pronounce_v the_o blessing_n sect._n 54._o the_o people_n murmur_v at_o taberah_n sect._n 55._o quail_n give_v for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o month_n a_o plague_n follow_v sect._n 56._o miriams_n leprosy_n sect._n 57_o spy_n search_v the_o land_n sect._n 58._o their_o different_a report_n sect._n 59_o the_o ten_o spy_n smite_v sect._n 60._o israel_n defeat_v by_o the_o amalekite_n and_o canaanite_n sect._n 61._o the_o nineti_v psalm_n compose_v sect._n 62._o some_o law_n explain_v sect._n 63._o the_o rebellion_n of_o corah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n sect._n 64._o aaron_n red_a blossom_a sect._n 65._o the_o work_n and_o portion_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n sect._n 66._o water_n of_o purification_n sect._n 67._o miriams_n death_n sect._n 68_o they_o murmur_v at_o kadesh_n for_o want_v of_o water_n moses_n strike_v the_o rock_n in_o anger_n be_v doom_v not_o to_o enter_v into_o canaan_n sect._n 69._o the_o king_n of_o edom_n refuse_v they_o passage_n sect._n 70._o aaron_z dies_z and_o be_v bury_v upon_o mount_n hor._n sect._n 71._o arad_n the_o canaanite_n vanquish_v sect._n 72._o the_o brazen_a serpent_n sect._n 73._o several_a station_n of_o the_o israelite_n sect._n 74._o the_o miraculous_a well_o sect._n 75._o sihon_n slay_v sect._n 76._o og_n total_o subdue_v sect._n 77._o the_o encamp_a at_o abel-shittim_a sect._n 78._o balaam_n send_v for_o to_o curse_v the_o israelite_n his_o ass_n speak_v sect._n 79._o balaam_n attempt_v to_o curse_n israel_n sect._n 80._o the_o idolatry_n and_o whoredom_n of_o the_o israelite_n at_o mount_n peor_n sect._n 81._o midian_a conquer_a sect._n 82._o moses_n and_o eleazar_n number_v the_o people_n sect._n 83._o zelophehad_n daughter_n sect._n 84._o joshua_n appoint_a successor_n sect._n 85._o a_o repetition_n of_o the_o law_n of_o sacrifice_v sect._n 86._o law_n concern_v vow_n sect._n 87._o the_o reubenites_n and_o gadites_n desire_v a_o possession_n on_o that_o side_n jordan_n sect._n 88_o the_o journal_n of_o israel_n travel_n sect._n 89._o the_o limit_n of_o canaan_n sect._n 90._o the_o levite_n city_n sect._n 91._o order_n concern_v the_o marriage_n of_o zelophehad_n daughter_n sect._n 92._o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n contain_v moses_n die_v speech_n to_o israel_n sect._n 93._o moses_n death_n israel_n mourning_n for_o he_o sect._n 94._o joshua_n begin_v his_o government_n sect._n 95._o they_o come_v near_o unto_o and_o pass_v the_o river_n jordan_n sect._n 96._o circumcision_n enjoin_v they_o sect._n 97._o the_o first_o passover_n in_o canaan_n manna_n cease_v sect._n 98._o jericho_n take_v burn_a and_o curse_a sect._n 99_o the_o israelite_n defeat_v at_o ai._n sect._n 100_o joshua_n march_v against_o ai._n sect._n 101._o a_o monument_n of_o stone_n and_o a_o altar_n erect_v and_o blessing_n and_o curse_n pronounce_v at_o mount_n gerizim_n and_o mount_v ebal_n sect._n 102._o the_o league_n with_o the_o gibeonite_n sect._n 103._o adonizedek_n and_o his_o ally_n besiege_v gibeon_n their_o discomfiture_n prodigious_a hailstone_n the_o sun_n and_o moon_n stand_v still_o at_o the_o prayer_n of_o joshua_n sect._n 104._o several_a king_n vanquish_v and_o their_o city_n take_v sect._n 105._o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sabbatical_a year_n sect._n 106._o joshua_n war_n with_o the_o northern_a king_n his_o victory_n over_o they_o sect._n 107._o joshua_n rest_n from_o war_n sect._n 108._o joshua_n divide_v the_o land_n sect._n 109._o joshua_n and_o the_o elder_n proceed_v to_o divide_v the_o land_n ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n complain_v sect._n 110._o
caleb_n request_n to_o joshua_n hebron_n give_v to_o he_o othniel_n marriage_n sect._n 111._o seven_o tribe_n desire_v a_o stop_n may_v be_v put_v to_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n sect._n 112._o the_o first_o sabbatical_a year_n sect._n 113._o a_o solemn_a feast_n of_o tabernacle_n keep_v sect._n 114._o the_o camp_n and_o tabernacle_n remove_v to_o shiloh_n sect._n 115._o the_o seven_o tribe_n reprove_v their_o lot_n sect._n 116._o joshua_n inheritance_n sect._n 117._o city_n set_v apart_o for_o the_o levite_n sect._n 118._o israel_n possession_n of_o canaan_n sect._n 119._o the_o reubenites_n and_o gadites_n commend_v and_o blessed_v their_o altar_n ed._n sect._n 120._o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n call_v together_o by_o joshua_n his_o speech_n to_o they_o sect._n 121._o the_o tabernacle_n remove_v to_o sechem_n joshua_n exhortation_n to_o the_o israelite_n joseph_n bone_n solemn_o inter_v joshua_n and_o eleazar_n death_n sect._n 122._o the_o book_n of_o judge_n sect._n 123._o bezek_n take_v adonibezek_n usage_n sect._n 124._o the_o settlement_n of_o the_o kenites_n sect._n 125._o hormah_n and_o other_o city_n take_v sect._n 126._o bethel_n take_v luz_n build_v the_o canaanite_n remain_v sect._n 127._o a_o angel_n appear_v to_o they_o in_o a_o humane_a shape_n and_o reprove_v they_o the_o people_n weep_v sect._n 128._o micah_n idolatry_n his_o priest_n sect._n 129._o the_o danite_n carry_v away_o micah_n idol_n laish_n take_v sect._n 130._o the_o wickedness_n of_o gibeah_n the_o levite_n concubine_n sect._n 131._o a_o convention_n at_o mizpeh_n the_o war_n against_o benjamin_n sect._n 132._o six_o hundred_o benjamite_n in_o rimmon_n the_o virgin_n surprise_v at_o shiloh_n sect._n 133._o israel_n for_o their_o sin_n give_v up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o cushan_n king_n of_o mesopotamia_n othniel_n deliver_v they_o his_o conquest_n of_o cushan_n and_o death_n sect._n 134._o ehud_n kill_v eglon._n shamgar_n deliver_v the_o people_n from_o the_o philistine_n sect._n 135._o the_o history_n of_o ruth_n sect._n 136._o jabin_n oppress_v israel_n deborah_n and_o barak_n sisera_n slay_v sect._n 137._o deborahs_n song_n sect._n 138._o the_o midianite_n oppress_v israel_n gideon_n vision_n he_o throw_v down_o baal_n altar_n the_o fleece_n dry_a and_o wet_a sect._n 139._o gigeon_n army_n diminish_v the_o dream_n of_o the_o barley_n cake_n he_o destroy_v the_o midianite_n slay_v their_o king_n ephramite_n expostulate_v with_o he_o sect._n 140._o the_o people_n offer_n gideon_n to_o make_v he_o king_n his_o ephod_n and_o death_n sect._n 141._o baal-berith_a abimelech_n tyranny_n his_o death_n at_o thebez_n sect._n 142._o tola_n government_n and_o death_n sect._n 143._o jair_a the_o gileadite_n sect._n 144._o ammon_n invade_v israel_n jeptha_n victory_n and_o vow_n sect._n 145._o jeptha_n subdue_v the_o ephraimite_n his_o death_n sect._n 146._o ibzan_n judge_n israel_n manoah_n vision_n samson_n bear_v sect._n 147._o elon_n and_o abdon_n sect._n 148._o samson_n marry_v a_o philistine_n honey_n in_o the_o lion_n carcase_n samson_n riddle_n he_o burn_v the_o philistine_n corn._n slay_v many_o of_o they_o sect._n 149._o break_v the_o bond_n with_o which_o he_o be_v bind_v en_fw-fr hakkore_n sect._n 150._o samson_n take_v with_o dalilah_n his_o lock_n cut_v and_o eye_n put_v out_o he_o pull_v down_o dagons_n house_n and_z dies_z sect._n 151._o eli_n judge_n israel_n hannah_n prayer_n samuel_n bear_v sect._n 152._o hannah_n song_n samuel_n leave_v with_o eli._n sect._n 153._o the_o wickedness_n of_o eli_n son_n a_o prophet_n come_v to_o eli._n sect._n 154._o samuel_n call_v he_o denounce_v judgement_n against_o elimine_n sect._n 155._o the_o philistine_n invade_v israel_n the_o ark_n of_o god_n take_v hophni_n and_o phinehas_n slay_v eli_n death_n sect._n 156._o the_o ark_n carry_v in_o triumph_n dagon_n break_v the_o philistine_n plague_v the_o beshemite_v smite_v sect._n 157._o the_o ark_n at_o kirjath-jearim_a the_o meeting_n at_o mizpeh_n the_o philistine_n overcome_v sect._n 158._o samuel_n make_v judg._n his_o circuit_n he_o build_v a_o altar_n sect._n 159._o samuel_n son_n very_o wicked_a the_o people_n desire_v a_o king_n sect._n 160._o kish_n send_v his_o son_n saul_n to_o seek_v his_o ass_n samuel_n meet_v he_o saul_n prophecy_n sect._n 161._o saul_n take_v by_o lot_n the_o manner_n of_o the_o kingdom_n sect._n 162._o nahash_n besieges_fw-fr jabesh-gilead_n he_o require_v to_o put_v out_o their_o right_a eye_n the_o place_n relieve_v by_o saul_n and_o the_o kingdom_n renew_v sect._n 163._o samuel_n show_v the_o people_n their_o sin_n in_o ask_v a_o king_n extraordinary_a thunder_n sect._n 164._o saul_n raise_v force_n to_o go_v against_o the_o philistine_n he_o sacrifice_v samuel_n declare_v his_o rejection_n of_o god_n sect._n 165._o the_o passage_n at_o michmash_n saul_n and_o his_o armour-bearer_n take_v a_o fort_n of_o the_o philistine_n the_o confusion_n of_o the_o philistine_n army_n thereupon_o jonathan_n eat_v honey_n saul_n son_n sect._n 166._o saul_n send_v to_o destroy_v amalek_n he_o spare_v agag_n and_o the_o best_a cattle_n agag_n slay_v by_o samuel_n sect._n 167._o samuel_n send_v to_o jesse_n the_o bethlemite_n jesse_n son_n pass_v before_o he_o david_n take_v and_o anoint_a sect._n 168._o saul_n frenzy_n david_n play_v on_o his_o harp_n to_o he_o sect._n 169._o david_n leave_v the_o court._n the_o philistine_n invade_v israel_n bring_v a_o giant_n with_o they_o david_n visit_v his_o brethren_n he_o slay_v goliath_n jonathan_n entire_o love_v he_o and_o make_v a_o covenant_n of_o friendship_n with_o he_o david_n be_v high_o applaud_v sect._n 170._o saul_n hatred_n of_o and_o design_n against_o he_o david_n escape_v to_o ramah_n sect._n 171._o david_n fly_v to_o jonathan_n who_o intercede_v with_o his_o father_n for_o he_o jonathan_n and_o david_n renew_v their_o covenant_n sect._n 172._o david_n fly_v to_o nob._n he_o eat_v of_o the_o shewbread_n give_v he_o by_o ahimelech_n and_o take_v goliah_n sword_n his_o several_a removal_n doeg_n malice_n eighty_o five_o priest_n slay_v by_o he_o david_n interview_n with_o saul_n samuel_n death_n nabal_n churlishness_n michal_n be_v give_v to_o phalti_fw-la david_n marry_v abigal_n he_o fly_v to_o hachilah_n thence_o to_o achish_n achish_n go_v against_o israel_n dismiss_v he_o saul_n and_o the_o witch_n of_o endor_n david_n defeat_v the_o amalekite_n saul_n and_o his_o son_n slay_v sect._n 173._o mephibosheth_n fall_n sect._n 174._o david_n have_v news_n of_o saul_n death_n he_o mourn_v the_o amalekite_n slay_v sect._n 175._o david_n funeral_n elegy_n for_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n sect._n 176._o david_n go_v to_o hebron_n be_v there_o anoint_v sect._n 177._o abner_n make_v ishbosheth_n king_n sect._n 178._o david_n marry_v the_o king_n of_o geshur_n daughter_n sect._n 179._o war_n between_o david_n and_o ishbosheth_n abner_n challenge_n to_o joab_n that_o twelve_o of_o a_o side_n may_v fight_v asahel_n slay_v sect._n 180._o the_o war_n continue_v david_n six_o son_n sect._n 181._o abner_n strong_o uphold_v ishbosheth_n side_n and_o joab_n david_n michal_n return_v to_o david_n abner_n treacherous_o slay_v by_o joab_n sect._n 182._o baanah_n and_o rechab_n murder_n ishbosheth_n sect._n 183._o david_n make_v king_n of_o israel_n a_o list_n of_o the_o tribe_n sect._n 184._o david_n take_v zion_n hiram_n embassy_n to_o he_o sect._n 185._o the_o philistine_n encamp_v at_o rephaim_n their_o defeat_n sect._n 186._o the_o ark_n remove_v vzzah_n slay_v obed-edom_n blessed_v david_n remove_v the_o ark_n to_o zion_n and_o dance_v before_o it_o michal_n scoff_v sect._n 187._o levites_n appoint_v to_o attend_v the_o ark._n a_o psalm_n appoint_v by_o david_n to_o be_v sing_v sect._n 188._o david_n design_n to_o build_v a_o temple_n nathan_n message_n from_o the_o lord_n to_o he_o about_o it_o sect._n 189._o david_n several_a war_n with_o the_o border_a enemy_n his_o great_a officer_n sect._n 190._o david_n kindness_n to_o mephibosheth_n his_o order_n to_o ziba_n sect._n 191._o david_n embassy_n to_o nahash_n king_n of_o ammon_n the_o base_a usage_n of_o his_o ambassador_n the_o ammonite_n and_o syrian_n vanquish_v sect._n 192._o rabbah_n besiege_v david_n adultery_n vriah_n slay_v sect._n 193._o rabbah_n take_v david_n assume_v the_o crown_n his_o severe_a usage_n of_o the_o conquer_a sect._n 194._o david_n repentance_n his_o child_n die_v solomon_n bear_v sect._n 195._o ammon_n ravish_v tamar_n absalon_n murder_v he_o sect._n 196._o the_o woman_n of_o tekoa_n absalom_n return_n sect._n 197._o absalom_n conspiracy_n sect._n 198._o david_n fly_v several_a remarkable_n during_o his_o absence_n from_o jerusalem_n sect._n 199._o a_o famine_n saul_n son_n be_v hang_v sect._n 200._o war_n with_o the_o philistine_n four_o giant_n sect._n 201._o david_n triumphant_a song_n sect._n 202._o david_n prophecy_n sect._n 203._o david_n worthy_n sect._n 204._o david_n militia_n sect._n 205._o the_o people_n number_v of_o three_o judgement_n propound_v david_n choose_v the_o plague_n
araunah_n floor_n sect._n 206._o david_n receive_v the_o pattern_n of_o the_o temple_n make_v great_a preparation_n for_o the_o build_n of_o it_o sect._n 207._o officer_n appoint_v for_o the_o temple_n sect._n 208._o rehoboam_n bear_v to_o solomon_n sect._n 209._o abishag_fw-mi bring_v to_o david_n sect._n 210._o adonijah_n aspire_v to_o the_o crown_n solomon_n anoint_v adonijah_n submission_n sect._n 211._o david_n charge_n to_o solomon_n sect._n 212._o david_n farewell_o exhortation_n to_o the_o people_n his_o prayer_n solomon_n prosperity_n sect._n 213._o david_n last_o word_n to_o solomon_n his_o death_n sect._n 214._o the_o book_n of_o the_o psalm_n sect._n 215._o solomon_n upon_o the_o throne_n adonijah_n slay_v joab_n slay_v shimei_n oath_n not_o to_o pass_v over_o kidron_n sect._n 216._o hadad_n the_o edomite_n return_v sect._n 217._o solomon_n marriage_n with_o pharaoh_n daughter_n sect._n 218._o solomon_n settle_v in_o the_o kingdom_n god_n appear_v to_o he_o in_o a_o dream_n and_o ask_v he_o what_o he_o shall_v give_v he_o and_o solomon_n choose_v wisdom_n sect._n 219._o solomon_n judgement_n on_o the_o two_o harlot_n sect._n 220._o hiram_n embassy_n to_o solomon_n a_o league_n between_o they_o sect._n 221._o solomon_n levy_n for_o the_o temple_n sect._n 222._o shimei_n put_v to_o death_n chap._n v._o the_o five_o age_n from_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o it_o and_o captivity_n of_o judah_n sect._n 1_o the_o temple_n describe_v with_o all_o its_o part_n the_o temple-officer_n sect._n 2._o the_o temple_n finish_v solomon_n solemn_a dedication_n of_o it_o sect._n 3_o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o solomon_n again_o in_o a_o dream_n sect._n 4._o solomon_n palace_n his_o stately_a throne_n the_o house_n of_o lebanon_n his_o golden_a target_n and_o shield_n sect._n 5._o gezer_n take_v by_o pharaoh_n and_o give_v to_o his_o daughter_n solomon_n wife_n sect._n 6._o hiram_n dislike_v the_o city_n which_o solomon_n offer_v he_o sect._n 7._o solomon_n remove_v his_o queen_n to_o the_o house_n build_v for_o she_o the_o song_n of_o solomon_n sect._n 8._o solomon_n navy_n sect._n 9_o solomon_n other_o building_n sect._n 10._o hamath_n take_v by_o solomon_n force_n sect._n 11._o solomon_n care_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n sect._n 12._o solomon_n greatness_n splendour_n and_o glory_n sect._n 13._o solomon_n wisdom_n his_o proverb_n sect._n 14._o the_o queen_n of_o sheba_n come_v to_o hear_v his_o wisdom_n sect._n 15._o solomon_n many_o wife_n and_o defection_n from_o god_n ahijah_n the_o prophet_n send_v to_o he_o with_o a_o sad_a message_n sect._n 16._o solomon_n write_v his_o ecclesiaste_n sect._n 17._o solomon_n adversary_n ahijah_n send_v to_o jeroboam_n to_o acquaint_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v king_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n sect._n 18._o solomon_n die_v sect._n 19_o the_o division_n of_o the_o kingdom_n king_n of_o judah_n 1._o rehoboam_n be_v petition_v for_o ease_n of_o tax_n ten_o tribe_n revolt_n his_o building_n and_o wife_n shishak_n king_n of_o egypt_n plunder_v the_o temple_n 2._o abijah_n reign_v p._n 505._o his_o army_n and_o speech_n to_o jeroboam_n israel_n rout_v 3._o asa_n reign_v pag._n 509._o his_o grandmother_n grove_n zerah_n invade_v he_o and_o be_v subdue_v asa_n league_n with_o benhadad_n and_o death_n 4._o jehoshaphat_n reign_v p._n 515._o remove_v all_o high_a place_n use_v for_o false_a go_n his_o reformation_n his_o greatness_n and_o riches_n his_o affinity_n with_o ahab_n he_o go_v to_o samaria_n jehu_n the_o prophet_n reprove_v he_o his_o care_n of_o the_o kingdom_n his_o fleet_n break_v his_o victory_n and_o death_n 5._o jehoram_n succeed_v p._n 525._o his_o idolatry_n slay_v his_o six_o brethren_n elijah_n letter_n to_o he_o edom_n revolt_v libnah_n revolt_v philistine_n invade_v he_o his_o sad_a end_n 6._o ahaziah_n p._n 529._o his_o wickedness_n be_v slay_v by_o jehu_n 7._o athaliah_n p._n 532._o her_o idolatry_n and_o cruelty_n 8._o joash_n p._n 533_o he_o be_v set_v up_o by_o jehoiada_n athaliah_n slay_v baal_n house_n pull_v down_o jehoiada_n good_a instruction_n of_o he_o collection_n for_o the_o temple_n jehoiada_fw-la dies_fw-la joash_n idolatry_n zachariah_n stone_v the_o syrian_n vanquish_v he_o his_o death_n 9_o amaziah_n p._n 541._o he_o begin_v well_o his_o war_n with_o edom_n and_o victory_n his_o idolatry_n joash_n king_n of_o israel_n defeat_v he_o amaziah_n slay_v 10._o vzziah_n p._n 546._o his_o coronation_n he_o recover_v elath_n conquer_v the_o philistine_n his_o herd_n and_o husbandry_n isaiah_n prophecy_n also_o joel_n vzziah_n pride_n leprosy_n and_o death_n 11._o jotham_n p._n 554._o he_o subdue_v the_o ammonite_n micah_n prophecy_n jotham_n die_v 12._o ahaz_n p._n 555._o his_o wickedness_n syria_n and_o israel_n invade_v he_o isaiah_n send_v to_o he_o jerusalem_n siege_n raise_v ahaz_n forsake_v the_o lord_n his_o calamity_n his_o league_n with_o assyria_n and_o death_n 13._o hezekiah_n p._n 563._o his_o goodness_n and_o reformation_n he_o shake_v off_o the_o assyrian_a yoke_n jerusalem_n besiege_v rabshakeh_n blasphemy_n hezekiah_n prayer_n isaiah_n message_n to_o he_o hezekiah_n sickness_n his_o thanksgiving_n the_o assyrian_n destroy_v ambassador_n from_o babylon_n come_v to_o he_o manasses_n bear_v nahum_n prophecy_n hezekiah_n die_v 14._o manasses_n p._n 595._o his_o great_a idolatry_n he_o be_v take_v captive_a short_o after_o be_v restore_v his_o reformation_n habakkuk_n prophecy_n manasseh_n die_v 15._o amon_n p._n 600._o his_o idolatry_n and_o death_n 16._o josiah_n p._n 601._o his_o piety_n jeremiah_n prophecy_n the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n find_v huldah_fw-mi the_o prophetess_n josiah_n throw_v down_o idolatry_n he_o go_v to_o bethel_n and_o other_o place_n his_o solemn_a passover_n his_o death_n great_o lament_v zephany_n prophecy_n 17._o shallum_n or_o jehoahaz_n pag._n 611._o his_o idolatry_n jeremy_n admonition_n to_o he_o pharaoh_n necho_n carry_v he_o away_o 18._o jehoiakim_n p._n 612._o his_o idolatry_n and_o oppression_n jeremy_n exhort_v he_o to_o repentance_n vriah_n prophecy_n jeremy_n bond_n and_o yoke_n baruch_n roll_n nabuchadnezzar_n conquer_v the_o egyptian_n jehoiakim_n take_v prisoner_n daniel_n and_o other_o carry_v to_o babylon_n jehoiakim_n burn_v the_o roll_n nabuchadnezzar_n return_v home_o his_o dream_n of_o the_o great_a image_n make_v of_o four_o metal_n jehoiakim_n revolt_v the_o golden_a image_n set_v up_o by_o nabuchadnezzar_n to_o be_v worship_v jehoiakim_n die_v 19_o jehoiakin_o p._n 617._o his_o captivity_n cyrus_n bear_v 20._o zedekiah_n reign_v p._n 618._o his_o wickedness_n jeremy_n prophecy_n several_a ambassador_n come_v to_o zedekiah_n hananiah_n a_o false_a prophet_n jeremy_n letter_n to_o the_o captive_n in_o babylon_n shemaiah_n a_o false_a prophet_n inveigh_v against_o he_o jeremy_n prophecy_v his_o death_n ezekel_n first_o vision_n jerusalem_n besiege_v his_o other_o vision_n his_o type_n zedekiah_n revolt_v judea_n be_v invade_v ezekiel_n wife_n die_v for_o who_o he_o be_v command_v not_o to_o mourn_v jeremy_n imprison_v jerusalem_n siege_n raise_v the_o egyptian_n be_v overthrow_v and_o the_o siege_n renew_v jeremy_n put_v into_o the_o dungeon_n ezekiel_n prophecy_v again_o jerusalem_n take_v the_o temple_n burn_v the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n come_v to_o a_o end_n king_n of_o israel_n 1._o jeroboam_n choose_v by_o the_o ten_o tribe_n he_o fortify_v shechem_n set_v up_o the_o golden_a calf_n a_o prophet_n send_v to_o he_o who_o declare_v against_o his_o altar_n his_o hand_n wither_v the_o prophet_n be_v seduce_v a_o lion_n slay_v he_o jeroboam_n son_n fall_v sick_a and_o die_v his_o own_o death_n 2._o nadab_n a_o evil_a king_n slay_v by_o baasha_n p._n 508._o 3._o baasha_n reign_v p._n 509._o he_o do_v evil_a he_o build_v ramah_n jehu_n message_n to_o he_o baasha_n die_v 4._o elah_n reign_v two_o year_n p._n 511._o zimri_n slay_v he_o 5._o zimri_n burn_v p._n 511._o 6._o omri_n make_v king_n his_o idolatry_n and_o burial_n p._n 512._o 7._o ahab_n p._n 512._o he_o marry_v jezabel_n jericho_n rebuilt_a obadiah_n hide_v the_o prophet_n elijah_n miracle_n elisha_n call_v benhadad_o conquer_v a_o prophet_n reprove_v ahab_n naboth_n vineyard_n elijah_n meet_v ahab_n ahab_n slay_v at_o ramoth-gilead_n moab_n revolt_v 8._o ahaziah_n p._n 543._o his_o fall_n his_o message_n to_o baalzebub_n elijah_n bring_v down_o fire_n upon_o two_o company_n of_o fifty_o he_o die_v 9_o jehoram_fw-la p._n 545._o he_o maintain_v the_o golden_a calf_n elijah_n translation_n elisha_n take_v up_o his_o mantle_n elisha_n miracle_n the_o moabite_n destroy_v one_o another_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n sacrifice_n his_o son_n elisha_n work_v more_o miracle_n a_o sore_a famine_n in_o samaria_n it_o be_v miraculous_a relief_n the_o shunamite_n return_v benhadad_o send_v to_o elisha_n hazael_n stifle_v benhadad_o jehoram_n recover_v ramoth-gilead_n jehu_n anoint_v joram_n slay_v ahaziah_n slay_v jezabel_n death_n 10._o jehu_n make_v king_n p._n 585._o the_o slaughter_n of_o ahab_n offspring_n
by_o his_o horn_n in_o a_o thicket_n which_o he_o take_v as_o send_v by_o god_n to_o supply_v the_o room_n and_o place_n of_o isaac_n and_o according_o offer_v he_o up_o for_o a_o burnt-offering_a instead_o of_o his_o son_n son_n son_n the_o main_a thing_n hereby_o signify_v be_v this_o that_o god_n the_o father_n will_v in_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n give_v his_o only_o beget_v son_n to_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o men._n and_o till_o that_o time_n come_v he_o will_v accept_v of_o ram_n and_o lamb_n and_o such_o like_a sacrifice_n which_o shall_v prefigure_v and_o typify_v this_o death_n of_o his_o son_n and_o abraham_n call_v the_o name_n of_o that_o place_n jehovah-jireh_a that_o be_v the_o lord_n will_v see_v or_o provide_v and_o thence_o come_v afterward_o that_o speech_n to_o be_v use_v proverbial_o in_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o shall_v be_v see_v that_o be_v in_o due_a time_n god_n will_v provide_v help_n for_o his_o child_n though_o they_o be_v for_o the_o present_a bring_v into_o great_a strait_n and_o difficulty_n and_o he_o will_v help_v they_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o they_o shall_v plain_o see_v his_o hand_n therein_o after_o this_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n call_v to_o abraham_n a_o second_o time_n and_o say_v by_o myself_o have_v i_o swear_v because_o thou_o have_v do_v this_o thing_n for_o i_o accept_v of_o thy_o will_n for_o the_o deed_n i_o will_v great_o bless_v and_o multiply_v thy_o seed_n even_o as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n and_o as_o the_o sand_n upon_o the_o seashore_n and_o they_o shall_v possess_v the_o gate_n of_o their_o enemy_n that_o be_v shall_v subdue_v they_o and_o bring_v both_o their_o strength_n and_o policy_n under_o their_o command_n the_o gate_n of_o city_n be_v the_o place_n of_o great_a strength_n and_o place_n common_o of_o consultation_n where_o the_o magistrate_n use_v to_o meet_v see_v deut._n 32.15_o math._n 16.18_o and_o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n he_o bless_v then_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n and_o the_o servant_n return_v to_o beersheba_n where_o abraham_n dwell_v a_o good_a while_n after_o gen._n 22._o from_o 1._o to_o 20._o sect_n xiii_o after_o this_o sarah_n 2.3_o sarah_n as_o abraham_n be_v register_v for_o the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a rom._n 4.11_o so_o be_v sarah_n for_o the_o mother_n of_o they_o 1_o pet._n 2.3_o upon_o some_o occasion_n as_o it_o seem_v go_v to_o kirjath-arba_a afterward_o call_v hebron_n live_v hebron_n a_o city_n afterward_o allot_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n not_o far_o from_o the_o okefield_n of_o mamre_n where_o abraham_n have_v former_o live_v be_v 127_o year_n of_o age_n and_o there_o she_o fall_v sick_a and_o die_v she_o be_v the_o only_a woman_n who_o full_a and_o entire_a age_n be_v record_v in_o scripture_n abraham_n hear_v of_o it_o come_v thither_o to_o weep_v and_o mourn_v for_o she_o and_o have_v sit_v sometime_o as_o it_o be_v like_a on_o the_o earth_n in_o token_n of_o the_o great_a sorrow_n and_o affliction_n he_o be_v under_o by_o reason_n of_o her_o death_n he_o at_o length_n rise_v up_o and_o take_v order_n to_o have_v she_o honourable_o inter_v according_o he_o apply_v himself_o to_o the_o governor_n and_o elder_n of_o the_o hittite_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o hebron_n of_o the_o progeny_n of_o cham_n gen._n 10.6_o 15._o and_o tell_v they_o that_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n among_o they_o do_v humble_o desire_v this_o favour_n of_o they_o that_o he_o may_v be_v permit_v to_o buy_v of_o they_o a_o small_a piece_n of_o ground_n namely_o so_o much_o as_o will_v make_v a_o burying-place_n that_o he_o may_v bury_v his_o dead_a out_o of_o his_o sight_n for_o though_o he_o have_v now_o live_v 62_o year_n in_o canaan_n yet_o he_o never_o go_v about_o to_o purchase_v a_o foot_n of_o land_n in_o it_o before_o the_o child_n of_o heth_n answer_n that_o he_o be_v a_o mighty_a prince_n among_o they_o and_o he_o may_v free_o make_v use_n of_o any_o of_o their_o sepulcher_n even_o the_o choice_a loc_n choice_a faviliis_fw-la erant_fw-la sva_fw-la singulis_fw-la distincta_fw-la seorsim_fw-la sepulchreta_fw-la ita_fw-la mortem_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la meditati_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o ethnici_fw-la simile_n quid_fw-la est_fw-la math._n 27.60_o anonym_n in_o loc_n of_o they_o upon_o this_o occasion_n necessity_n occasion_n abraham_n will_v not_o by_o any_o bounty_n of_o they_o enjoy_v one_o foot_n of_o that_o land_n which_o god_n have_v give_v he_o entire_a for_o his_o possession_n but_o the_o time_n of_o possession_n according_a to_o the_o grant_n and_o promise_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v without_o any_o distrust_n of_o god_n promise_n or_o renunciation_n of_o his_o own_o right_n he_o buy_v a_o parcel_n of_o the_o land_n for_o his_o own_o present_a necessity_n but_o abraham_n be_v willing_a rather_o to_o pay_v for_o a_o piece_n of_o ground_n that_o may_v be_v his_o own_o propriety_n than_o to_o hold_v any_o in_o common_a with_o the_o heathen_n though_o it_o be_v but_o by_o bury_v his_o dead_a among_o they_o he_o humble_o bow_v himself_o to_o they_o as_o acknowledge_v their_o kindness_n and_o request_v they_o that_o they_o will_v intercede_v with_o ephron_n a_o chief_a person_n among_o they_o who_o sit_v at_o that_o time_n in_o their_o assembly_n though_o abraham_n know_v it_o not_o that_o he_o may_v purchase_v of_o he_o the_o cave_n of_o machpelah_n for_o a_o burying-place_n and_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o give_v he_o as_o much_o money_n for_o it_o as_o it_o be_v worth_a ephron_n be_v there_o present_a heth._n present_a v._o 10._o sic_fw-la read_v and_o ephron_n sit_v among_o the_o child_n of_o heth._n tell_v abraham_n in_o the_o audience_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o city_n that_o he_o do_v free_o give_v he_o that_o cave_n and_o the_o field_n belong_v to_o it_o abraham_n bow_v himself_o again_o in_o token_n of_o thankfulness_n tell_v he_o etc._n he_o the_o like_a strive_v in_o kindness_n be_v between_o david_n and_o araunah_n 2_o sam._n 24_o 21_o etc._n etc._n that_o if_o he_o be_v that_o ephron_n of_o who_o he_o have_v before_o speak_v he_o will_v willing_o pay_v he_o for_o it_o and_o do_v not_o desire_v to_o have_v it_o on_o any_o other_o term_n ephron_n tell_v he_o the_o land_n be_v worth_a about_o 400_o shekel_n money_n shekel_n the_o common_a shekel_n be_v about_o 1_o s._n 3_o d._n of_o our_o money_n amount_v to_o about_o 25_o l._n of_o our_o money_n and_o that_o be_v but_o a_o trifle_n between_o they_o two_o abraham_n however_o resolve_v to_o pay_v he_o a_o just_a value_n for_o it_o and_o according_o pay_v he_o by_o weight_n not_o by_o tale_n as_o be_v now_o usual_a the_o 400_o shekel_n and_o so_o the_o field_n with_o the_o tree_n grow_v thereon_o and_o the_o cave_n be_v make_v sure_a to_o abraham_n by_o payment_n of_o the_o money_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o city_n be_v witness_n without_o deed_n or_o write_n which_o be_v not_o then_o as_o afterward_o in_o use_n see_v jer._n 32.9_o 10._o abraham_n have_v thus_o buy_v this_o field_n and_o cave_n he_o therein_o bury_v thither_o bury_v afterward_o he_o himself_o be_v bury_v there_o and_o isaac_n and_o rebecca_n jacob_n and_o leah_n gen._n 25.9_o &_o ch._n 49.31_o &_o 50.13_o they_o testify_v thereby_o their_o faith_n in_o god_n promise_n for_o the_o inheritance_n of_o this_o land_n and_o of_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n figure_v thereby_o this_o make_v joseph_n also_o give_v charge_n to_o have_v his_o bone_n carry_v thither_o the_o body_n of_o his_o belove_a sarah_n gen._n 23._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n fourteen_o abraham_n be_v now_o 140_o year_n old_a and_o the_o lord_n have_v bless_v he_o in_o all_o thing_n he_o begin_v to_o think_v of_o provide_v a_o fit_a wife_n for_o isaac_n his_o son_n who_o be_v at_o this_o time_n 40_o year_n of_o age_n and_o understand_v that_o his_o second_o brother_n nahor_n who_o he_o have_v leave_v at_o haran_n in_o mesopotamia_n when_o he_o first_o come_v into_o canaan_n have_v by_o milchah_n his_o wife_n eight_o son_n whereof_o one_o be_v bethuel_n father_n of_o rebecca_n and_o four_o by_o reumah_n his_o concubine_n i_o say_v hear_v these_o tide_n of_o his_o brother_n and_o of_o his_o numerous_a offspring_n he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o send_v his_o chief_a servant_n and_o steward_n suppose_v to_o be_v eliezer_n who_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o all_o his_o concern_v to_o his_o kindred_n there_o to_o seek_v a_o wife_n among_o they_o for_o his_o son_n therefore_o call_v he_o to_o he_o and_o acquaint_v he_o with_o the_o business_n he_o require_v he_o to_o swear_v 47.29_o swear_v a_o practice_n use_v by_o master_n of_o family_n in_o take_v a_o oath_n of_o any_o of_o their_o household_n in_o token_n of_o homage_n subjection_n and_o faithfulness_n
see_v ch._n 27.43_o &_o ch._n 32._o &_o 33._o and_o the_o edomite_n shall_v be_v more_o potent_a than_o the_o israelite_n see_v numb_a 20.18_o yet_o in_o conclusion_n the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a that_o be_v the_o israelite_n shall_v subdue_v the_o edomite_n 2_o sam._n 8.14_o 1_o king_n 22.47_o obadiah_n v._n 17_o 18._o and_o the_o young_a shall_v have_v a_o great_a pre-eminence_n above_o the_o elder_a in_o respect_n of_o spiritual_a privilege_n he_o shall_v have_v the_o birthright_n and_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n out_o of_o his_o loin_n the_o messiah_n shall_v come_v and_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o adoption_n and_o covenant_n shall_v be_v confer_v on_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n all_o these_o blessing_n seem_v contain_v in_o that_o oracle_n v._o 23._o the_o elder_n shall_v serve_v the_o young_a see_v rom._n 9.12_o but_o yet_o it_o be_v probable_a isaac_n do_v not_o right_o understand_v this_o prediction_n as_o rebecca_n do_v which_o make_v the_o one_o seek_v so_o much_o to_o favour_n esau_n the_o other_o jacob._n and_o it_o be_v likely_a that_o this_o be_v the_o very_a reason_n why_o rebecca_n believe_v it_o to_o be_v thus_o decree_v of_o god_n do_v so_o confident_o afterward_o plot_n and_o contrive_v to_o have_v the_o blessing_n confer_v on_o the_o young_a contrary_a to_o the_o mind_n and_o intention_n of_o isaac_n when_o the_o time_n of_o her_o delivery_n come_v the_o first_o that_o come_v forth_o be_v red_a and_o all_o over_o hairy_a and_o they_o call_v his_o name_n esau_n which_o signify_v make_v or_o perfect_v as_o if_o he_o be_v bear_v a_o man_n rather_o than_o a_o child_n then_o come_v forth_o the_o other_o taking_z hold_v on_o esau_n heel_n hosea_n 12.3_o as_o if_o he_o will_v have_v pull_v he_o back_o that_o he_o may_v be_v bear_v before_o he_o which_o be_v doubtless_o purposely_o so_o dispose_v by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n as_o a_o sign_n presage_v what_o shall_v afterward_o come_v to_o pass_v to_o wit_n that_o he_o shall_v overthrow_v and_o supplant_v his_o brother_n and_o get_v the_o birthright_n and_o blessing_n from_o he_o and_z according_o his_o name_n be_v call_v jacob_n that_o be_v a_o holder_n by_o the_o heel_n or_o a_o supplant_a ch._n 25._o from_o v._o 20._o to_o 27._o sect_n xvii_o abraham_n live_v after_o the_o birth_n of_o jacob_n fifteen_o year_n with_o who_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v live_v in_o tent_n heb._n 11.9_o by_o faith_n he_o sojourn_v in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n as_o in_o a_o strange_a country_n with_o isaac_n and_o jacob_n the_o heir_n with_o he_o of_o the_o same_o promise_n and_o now_o be_v 175_o year_n old_a a_o 100_o year_n after_o his_o first_o come_v into_o canaan_n he_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n and_o be_v gather_v to_o his_o people_n that_o be_v the_o society_n of_o the_o just_a such_o as_o he_o be_v he_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o cave_n of_o machpelah_n with_o sarah_n his_o wife_n by_o his_o son_n isaac_n and_o ishmael_n which_o latter_a though_o never_o receive_v again_o into_o his_o father_n family_n after_o his_o first_o dismission_n yet_o dwell_v not_o so_o far_o off_o but_o that_o he_o hear_v of_o his_o father_n death_n and_o come_v to_o his_o burial_n isaac_n after_o his_o death_n dwell_v by_o the_o well_o lahairoi_fw-mi see_v ch._n 16.14_o and_o there_o the_o lord_n exceed_o bless_v he_o ch._n 25._o from_o 7._o to_o 12._o sect_n xviii_o about_o this_o time_n heber_n the_o 5_o from_o noah_n die_v 430_o year_n after_o the_o birth_n of_o his_o son_n peleg_n gen._n 11.17_o this_o man_n live_v the_o long_a of_o any_o that_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o flood_n and_o outlive_v abraham_n himself_o and_o from_o he_o abraham_n come_v first_o to_o be_v surname_v the_o hebrew_n gen._n 14.13_o and_o in_o after-times_a all_o the_o posterity_n of_o his_o grandchild_n jacob_n be_v call_v by_o the_o same_o name_n gen._n 40.15_o i_o be_v steal_v away_o say_v joseph_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n whence_o observe_v that_o canaan_n be_v call_v the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n while_o the_o canaanite_n be_v still_o live_v in_o that_o land_n sect_n xix_o esau_n and_o jacob_n be_v now_o grow_v up_o discover_v themselves_o to_o be_v of_o very_o different_a temper_n and_o different_a way_n of_o life_n esau_n be_v a_o cunning_a hunter_n and_o a_o man_n of_o the_o field_n like_o nimrod_n or_o ishmael_n valorous_a and_o fierce_a and_o follow_v his_o pleasure_n jacob_n a_o good_a plain_a man_n dwell_v in_o tent_n live_v a_o plain_a shepherd_n life_n keep_v home_n and_o look_v to_o household_n affair_n a_o man_n of_o little_a note_n in_o comparison_n of_o his_o brother_n now_o isaac_n affection_n be_v most_o to_o esau_n because_o he_o observe_v his_o officiousness_n care_n and_o diligence_n to_o please_v he_o and_o to_o provide_v such_o meat_n for_o he_o as_o he_o love_v which_o he_o take_v as_o a_o sign_n that_o he_o do_v great_o reverence_n respect_n and_o love_v he_o and_o he_o think_v of_o the_o two_o he_o will_v prove_v the_o most_o able_a and_o active_a and_o fit_a for_o great_a employment_n and_o the_o best_a and_o stout_a stay_n and_o support_v of_o his_o family_n yet_o in_o all_o this_o isaac_n do_v not_o so_o well_o consider_v as_o he_o shall_v have_v do_v the_o divine_a oracle_n concern_v jacob_n record_v vers_fw-la 23._o and_o it_o be_v like_a on_o this_o account_n rebeccas_fw-la affection_n be_v most_o to_o jacob._n but_o to_o proceed_v on_o in_o the_o story_n of_o these_o two_o brother_n jacob_n one_o day_n have_v provide_v for_o himself_o red_a pottage_n make_v of_o lentil_o a_o kind_n of_o pulse_n and_o possible_o have_v put_v some_o cordial_a ingredient_n into_o it_o which_o not_o only_o colour_v it_o but_o make_v it_o seem_v very_o desirable_a to_o the_o palate_n this_o though_o a_o small_a matter_n yet_o conduce_v as_o we_o shall_v see_v to_o the_o fulfil_n of_o a_o great_a promise_n ch._n 27.29_o esau_n come_v in_o from_o hunt_v with_o a_o hunter_n stomach_n extreme_a sharp_a set_n and_o ready_a to_o faint_v and_o see_v this_o broth_n and_o have_v a_o strong_a appetite_n to_o it_o he_o earnest_o desire_v jacob_n to_o give_v he_o some_o of_o it_o jacob_n as_o it_o seem_v apprehend_v the_o birthright_n according_a to_o the_o oracle_n vers_fw-la 23._o the_o elder_n shall_v serve_v the_o young_a to_o belong_v to_o he_o he_o make_v use_v of_o this_o his_o brother_n present_a necessity_n and_o ask_v he_o to_o sell_v he_o his_o birthright_n for_o the_o pottage_n esau_n feel_v himself_o faint_a and_o ready_a to_o die_v with_o hunger_n say_v what_o will_v my_o birthright_n with_o all_o the_o privilege_n belong_v to_o it_o profit_v i_o if_o i_o instant_o die_v therefore_o relieve_v my_o present_a necessity_n and_o take_v it_o but_o jacob_n will_v not_o take_v his_o bare_a word_n for_o it_o but_o require_v that_o he_o shall_v swear_v to_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v have_v 20._o have_v the_o privilege_n of_o the_o birthright_n be_v these_o 1._o lordship_n over_o his_o brethren_n ch._n 4.7_o &_o 49.3_o 2_o a_o double_a portion_n of_o good_n deut._n 21.17_o 3_o the_o right_a of_o preisthood_n after_o the_o father_n decease_n until_o the_o preisthood_n be_v transfer_v on_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n numb_a 8._o from_o 16._o to_o 20._o it_o esau_n do_v so_o and_o thereupon_o jacob_n give_v he_o bread_n and_o pottage_n and_o he_o so_o greedy_o desire_v red_a pottage_n and_o so_o ungracious_o despise_v and_o sell_v his_o birthright_n for_o it_o see_v heb._n 12.16_o get_v he_o the_o nickname_n and_o brand_n of_o edom_n which_o signify_v red_a and_o when_o he_o have_v eat_v and_o drink_v his_o fill_n he_o go_v away_o like_o one_o that_o have_v despise_v his_o birthright_n yet_o possible_o afterward_o he_o do_v think_v of_o recover_v it_o again_o by_o force_n or_o some_o other_o way_n from_o his_o brother_n for_o we_o find_v he_o after_o this_o plead_v his_o birthright_n to_o his_o father_n ch._n 27.32_o chap._n 25._o from_o 27._o to_o the_o end_n sect_n xx._n about_o this_o time_n there_o be_v a_o famine_n or_o great_a scarcity_n of_o provision_n in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n where_o isaac_n dwell_v and_o he_o have_v thought_n of_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v on_o the_o like_a occasion_n gen._n 12.10_o but_o god_n appear_v to_o he_o bid_v he_o he_o shall_v not_o go_v thither_o but_o stay_v in_o canaan_n and_o he_o will_v be_v with_o he_o and_o bless_v he_o and_o give_v to_o he_o that_o land_n by_o way_n of_o promise_n and_o to_o his_o posterity_n by_o way_n of_o actual_a possession_n and_o the_o inheritance_n of_o all_o those_o country_n possess_v by_o so_o many_o several_a nation_n shall_v be_v they_o and_o he_o will_v
southern_a part_n of_o canaan_n and_o there_o dwell_v he_o send_v messenger_n before_o to_o he_o to_o give_v he_o notice_n of_o his_o come_n charge_v they_o to_o address_v themselves_o to_o he_o in_o a_o very_a respectful_a and_o submissive_a manner_n and_o to_o tell_v he_o that_o his_o servant_n jacob_n have_v sojourn_v with_o laban_n in_o mesopotamia_n for_o 20_o year_n and_o god_n have_v now_o bless_v he_o with_o flock_n and_o herd_n and_o with_o men-servant_n and_o maid-servant_n and_o therefore_o he_o do_v not_o come_v to_o beg_v any_o thing_n of_o he_o but_o only_o desire_v his_o favour_n that_o he_o may_v quiet_o pass_v through_o his_o country_n the_o messenger_n have_v dispatch_v their_o message_n return_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o his_o brother_n esau_n be_v come_v to_o meet_v he_o attend_v with_o 400_o man_n and_o it_o be_v like_a they_o possess_v he_o that_o they_o apprehend_v he_o come_v with_o no_o good_a intention_n towards_o he_o jacob_n hear_v this_o be_v great_o afraid_a his_o guard_n of_o holy_a angel_n in_o likelihood_n be_v go_v and_o contrive_v to_o secure_v himself_o as_o well_o as_o he_o can_v he_o divide_v the_o people_n that_o be_v with_o he_o and_o his_o flock_n into_o two_o band_n or_o company_n think_v that_o if_o esau_n fall_v upon_o the_o one_o the_o other_o may_v possible_o have_v time_n to_o escape_v and_o be_v in_o this_o distress_n he_o set_v himself_o to_o call_v not_o upon_o the_o angel_n that_o have_v late_o appear_v to_o he_o for_o their_o help_n and_o mediation_n but_o upon_o the_o true_a and_o ever_o live_a god_n pray_v unto_o he_o after_o this_o manner_n o_o god_n of_o my_o grandfather_n abraham_n and_o father_n isaac_n to_o who_o thou_o have_v make_v many_o great_a and_o glorious_a promise_n and_o to_o their_o seed_n thou_o command_v i_o to_o leave_n mesopotamia_n and_o to_o return_v to_o my_o father_n house_n 31.13_o house_n see_v ch._n 31.13_o and_o do_v promise_v to_o deal_v well_o with_o i_o and_z lo_o i_o be_o now_o obey_v thy_o command_n i_o acknowledge_v i_o be_o altogether_o unworthy_a of_o the_o great_a mercy_n thou_o have_v bestow_v on_o i_o and_o of_o that_o faithfulness_n thou_o have_v express_v towards_o i_o for_o when_o i_o come_v from_o my_o father_n house_n i_o be_v in_o a_o mean_a and_o poor_a condition_n i_o pass_v over_o the_o river_n jordan_n that_o i_o have_v now_o in_o my_o eye_n only_o with_o my_o staff_n in_o my_o hand_n and_o now_o behold_v i_o be_o become_v two_o band_n and_o see_v thou_o have_v hitherto_o be_v so_o gracious_a unto_o i_o i_o humble_o pray_v thou_o now_o help_v i_o and_o save_v i_o from_o my_o brother_n esau_n who_o i_o fear_v without_o thy_o interposition_n will_v come_v upon_o i_o and_o slay_v i_o with_o my_o wife_n and_o child_n lord_n thou_o have_v promise_v to_o do_v i_o good_a and_o to_o keep_v i_o in_o all_o place_n ch._n 28.14_o 15._o &_o 31.3_o and_o to_o make_v my_o seed_n as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n therefore_o i_o pray_v thou_o of_o thy_o great_a mercy_n make_v good_a these_o thy_o gracious_a promise_n unto_o i_o jacob_n have_v thus_o pray_v and_o repose_v his_o trust_n in_o god_n yet_o he_o judge_v it_o fit_a to_o use_v all_o good_a and_o fair_a mean_n for_o his_o own_o preservation_n and_o therefore_o resolve_v with_o himself_o to_o send_v a_o present_a to_o his_o brother_n to_o propitiate_v and_o atone_v he_o and_o according_o he_o cull_v out_o some_o of_o all_o his_o cattle_n for_o this_o purpose_n but_o the_o approach_n of_o the_o night_n and_o his_o haste_n to_o prevent_v his_o brother_n come_v will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o make_v any_o curious_a choice_n however_o he_o take_v out_o of_o his_o flock_n 200_o she-goat_n and_o 20_o he-goat_n 200_o ewe_n and_o 20_o ram_n 30_o milch-camel_n with_o their_o colt_n 40_o kine_n and_o 10_o bull_n 20_o she-ass_n and_o and_o 10_o foles_n in_o all_o 580_o head_n of_o cattle_n a_o rich_a and_o noble_a present_n be_v a_o excellent_a and_o large_a stock_n for_o breed_v these_o several_a sort_n of_o cattle_n he_o deliver_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o so_o many_o several_a servant_n and_o charge_v they_o to_o pass_v over_o the_o ford_n of_o jabbok_n with_o they_o and_o to_o put_v a_o good_a distance_n and_o space_n between_o drive_v and_o drive_v that_o so_o his_o present_n may_v make_v the_o fair_a show_n and_o that_o by_o degree_n the_o heat_n of_o his_o brother_n rage_n may_v abate_v and_o cool_v then_o he_o charge_v the_o first_o servant_n that_o go_v with_o the_o first_o flock_n that_o when_o he_o meet_v esau_n and_o he_o shall_v ask_v he_o whence_o he_o come_v and_o to_o who_o he_o belong_v he_o shall_v say_v this_o be_v a_o present_a of_o thy_o servant_n jacob_n send_v to_o my_o lord_n esau_n and_o behold_v he_o himself_o be_v behind_o come_v to_o wait_v upon_o my_o lord_n and_o he_o charge_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o servant_n that_o go_v with_o the_o other_o flock_n to_o do_v according_o and_o he_o think_v with_o himself_o that_o by_o this_o mean_n in_o all_o likelihood_n he_o shall_v appease_v his_o brother_n and_o melt_v his_o rage_n and_o dispose_v he_o to_o be_v kind_a and_o favourable_a to_o he_o the_o present_a be_v send_v away_o his_o next_o care_n be_v to_o pass_v his_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o his_o company_n and_o his_o flock_n and_o substance_n over_o the_o river_n jabbok_n but_o he_o himself_o stay_v behind_o that_o he_o may_v spend_v the_o night_n in_o private_a prayer_n unto_o god_n and_o have_v wrestle_v with_o the_o lord_n several_a hour_n by_o fervent_a prayer_n not_o without_o many_o tear_n as_o we_o read_v hos_n 12.4_o he_o weep_v and_o make_v supplication_n etc._n etc._n at_o last_o the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n appear_v to_o he_o in_o a_o humane_a shape_n and_o set_v upon_o he_o and_o wrestle_v with_o he_o and_o he_o be_v please_v not_o to_o prevail_v over_o he_o with_o that_o measure_n of_o strength_n which_o in_o that_o assume_v body_n he_o do_v take_v and_o use_v at_o that_o time_n to_o intimate_v to_o he_o and_o to_o assure_v he_o that_o though_o he_o be_v to_o wrestle_v with_o many_o difficulty_n and_o many_o affliction_n yet_o he_o shall_v be_v victor_n in_o they_o all_o however_o to_o keep_v he_o humble_a and_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v exalt_v above_o measure_n but_o know_v by_o who_o indulgence_n he_o do_v prevail_v he_o touch_v the_o hollow_a of_o his_o thigh_n and_o put_v it_o out_o of_o joint_n and_o the_o sinew_n shrink_v so_o that_o he_o halt_v of_o it_o for_o the_o present_a to_o intimate_v to_o he_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o mere_a man_n that_o strive_v with_o he_o then_o the_o angel_n speak_v to_o he_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n say_v let_v i_o go_v for_o the_o day_n break_v but_o jacob_n now_o perceive_v the_o person_n he_o wrestle_v with_o to_o be_v more_o than_o a_o mere_a man_n say_v i_o will_v not_o let_v thou_o go_v except_o thou_o bless_v i_o then_o the_o angel_n ask_v he_o his_o name_n which_o he_o 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likewise_o he_o do_v judg._n 13.17_o 18._o but_o he_o bless_v he_o so_o jacob_n call_v the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n peniel_n because_o he_o have_v there_o see_v the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o a_o humane_a shape_n face_n to_o face_n who_o have_v there_o manifest_v himself_o more_o clear_o to_o he_o than_o ever_o before_o and_o he_o have_v escape_v death_n notwithstanding_o this_o glorious_a sight_n which_o the_o godly_a use_v to_o fear_v when_o they_o see_v vision_n of_o god_n see_v exod._n 20.19_o judg._n 6.22_o 23._o &_o 13.22_o and_o now_o he_o look_v upon_o his_o life_n as_o safe_a and_o that_o god_n will_v preserve_v he_o from_o esau_n then_o the_o sun_n rise_v jacob_n pass_v
how_o old_a he_o be_v he_o humble_o answer_v that_o the_o year_n of_o his_o pilgrimage_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o 147._o thirty_o abraham_n live_v 175_o year_n isaac_n 180_o jacob_n die_v at_o the_o age_n of_o a_o 147._o few_o and_o evil_n say_v he_o have_v they_o day_n of_o the_o year_n of_o my_o life_n be_v and_o full_a of_o labour_n and_o toil_n trouble_n and_o vexation_n neither_o have_v i_o attain_v to_o the_o year_n of_o my_o father_n and_o many_o more_o thing_n it_o be_v like_a he_o say_v to_o he_o not_o here_o relate_v and_o so_o humble_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o he_o and_o as_o he_o have_v bless_v pharaoh_n at_o his_o first_o come_v to_o he_o so_o he_o do_v now_o again_o at_o his_o departure_n from_o he_o when_o jacob_n be_v go_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o pharaoh_n joseph_n give_v to_o his_o father_n and_o his_o brethren_n habitation_n in_o the_o best_a part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n viz._n in_o goshen_n they_o goshen_n afterward_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n multiply_v and_o spread_v further_o and_o have_v egyptian_a family_n among_o they_o and_o about_o they_o so_o that_o their_o door_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o door_n of_o the_o egyptian_o by_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o the_o blood_n exod._n 12.7_o 23._o and_o vers_n 35_o 36._o and_o be_v near_o they_o they_o soon_o borrow_a jewel_n of_o they_o where_o afterward_o their_o posterity_n build_v the_o city_n rameses_n exod._n 1.11_o and_o joseph_n nourish_v his_o father_n and_o all_o his_o father_n family_n with_o bread_n and_o other_o necessary_n express_v all_o manner_n of_o love_n and_o kindness_n to_o they_o and_o a_o very_a great_a care_n of_o they_o gen._n 47._o from_o 1._o to_o 13._o sect_n xlv_o the_o famine_n now_o grow_v very_o sore_o in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n also_o so_o that_o there_o be_v a_o extreme_a want_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o sustenance_n especial_o among_o the_o common_a people_n who_o be_v force_v general_o to_o part_v with_o all_o the_o money_n they_o have_v to_o buy_v corn_n for_o themselves_o and_o their_o family_n of_o joseph_n these_o money_n joseph_n faithful_o dispose_v into_o the_o king_n treasury_n not_o enrich_v himself_o thereby_o nor_o convert_v any_o part_n of_o they_o to_o his_o own_o use_n as_o some_o unfaithful_a courtier_n will_v have_v do_v when_o the_o people_n money_n fail_v joseph_n require_v they_o shall_v bring_v their_o cattle_n to_o he_o janson_n he_o pecora_n alibant_n aegyptii_n ut_fw-la patet_fw-la v._o 16._o si_fw-mi non_fw-la ad_fw-la esum_fw-la saltem_fw-la ad_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la ex_fw-la lacte_fw-la lana_fw-la labour_v &_o venditione_n capiendam_fw-la janson_n and_o he_o will_v give_v they_o corn_n for_o they_o and_o so_o for_o this_o year_n he_o feed_v they_o with_o bread_n for_o their_o cattle_n which_o he_o can_v maintain_v by_o the_o vast_a quantity_n of_o straw_n and_o chaff_n he_o have_v preserve_v when_o that_o year_n be_v end_v which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o six_o year_n of_o the_o famine_n and_o second_o of_o their_o extremity_n they_o come_v to_o he_o again_o viz._n in_o the_o seven_o and_o last_o year_n of_o the_o famine_n and_o tell_v he_o they_o have_v part_v with_o their_o money_n and_o their_o cattle_n they_o have_v now_o nothing_o leave_v but_o their_o person_n and_o their_o land_n and_o why_o shall_v they_o die_v and_o their_o land_n become_v barren_a waist_n and_o desolate_a they_o desire_v he_o therefore_o to_o buy_v they_o and_o their_o land_n for_o food_n and_o for_o seed_n to_o sow_v their_o land_n with_o and_o they_o themselves_o will_v become_v servant_n and_o their_o land_n shall_v be_v tributary_n to_o pharaoh_n so_o joseph_n buy_v their_o land_n for_o pharaoh_n use_n then_o he_o transplant_v they_o from_o one_o place_n or_o town_n to_o another_o feudatarios_fw-la another_o ut_fw-mi sese_fw-la pharaonis_fw-la agnoscerent_fw-la feudatarios_fw-la not_o leave_v they_o in_o that_o which_o be_v their_o own_o before_o to_o gain_v the_o right_n of_o propriety_n and_o possession_n from_o the_o people_n to_o pharaoh_n the_o people_n mutiny_v not_o in_o all_o these_o extremity_n nor_o break_v open_a the_o granary_n of_o pharaoh_n but_o by_o joseph_n prudence_n and_o god_n overrule_a providence_n keep_v themselves_o quiet_a but_o the_o land_n assign_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o priest_n 45._o priest_n some_o by_o priest_n understand_v pharaoh_n chief_a officer_n of_o state_n see_v ch._n 41._o 45._o or_o such_o as_o be_v employ_v about_o their_o public_a heathenish_a worship_n or_o be_v professor_n or_o teacher_n of_o philosophy_n or_o of_o the_o wisdom_n and_o natural_a knowledge_n that_o then_o have_v the_o vogue_n among_o they_o he_o buy_v not_o beneficentia_fw-la not_o hinc_fw-la elicit_fw-la bellarminus_n immunem_fw-la a_o vectigalibus_fw-la esse_fw-la clerum_fw-la exer._n 7.24_o verum_fw-la pro_fw-la lege_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la habenda_fw-la principum_fw-la beneficentia_fw-la for_o though_o those_o land_n in_o that_o extreme_a dearth_n fail_v of_o produce_v any_o thing_n as_o other_o land_n do_v yet_o those_o priest_n have_v a_o portion_n assign_v to_o they_o out_o of_o the_o king_n store_n be_v not_o necessitate_v to_o sell_v their_o land_n as_o other_o be_v that_o have_v no_o such_o provision_n then_o joseph_n tell_v the_o people_n he_o have_v now_o buy_v they_o and_o their_o land_n for_o pharaoh_n but_o he_o will_v deal_v merciful_o with_o they_o and_o not_o make_v his_o utmost_a advantage_n of_o their_o necessity_n he_o will_v therefore_o furnish_v they_o with_o seed_n wherewith_o to_o sow_v their_o land_n and_o of_o the_o increase_n they_o shall_v pay_v only_o the_o five_o part_n to_o pharaoh_n the_o other_o four_o part_n shall_v be_v their_o own_o and_o it_o be_v probable_a he_o restore_v to_o they_o their_o cattle_n also_o else_o how_o can_v they_o have_v till_v their_o land_n this_o be_v grant_v they_o with_o a_o great_a acclamation_n they_o applaud_v his_o generosity_n and_o beneficence_n declare_v that_o he_o have_v save_v their_o life_n and_o see_v they_o have_v find_v so_o much_o favour_n in_o his_o eye_n they_o will_v willing_o serve_v pharaoh_n and_o be_v his_o farmer_n and_o tenant_n on_o those_o condition_n before_o mention_v joseph_n hereupon_o settle_v it_o for_o a_o law_n and_o statute_n in_o egypt_n which_o remain_v still_o in_o force_n among_o they_o when_o this_o be_v write_v that_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v all_o the_o king_n be_v own_a except_v the_o land_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o that_o the_o people_n shall_v pay_v a_o five_o part_n loc_n part_n moderate_a quintam_fw-la donat_fw-la corporibus_fw-la interim_n liberatio_fw-la regem_fw-la prudenter_fw-la locupletat_fw-la ne_fw-la jacobi_n sumptus_fw-la aegre_fw-la ferat_fw-la anonym_n in_o loc_n of_o the_o yearly_a increase_n constant_o to_o he_o as_o a_o tribute_n and_o acknowledgement_n and_o thus_o joseph_n show_v himself_o a_o prudent_a faithful_a and_o very_o profitable_a servant_n to_o pharaoh_n by_o so_o great_o increase_v his_o revenue_n and_o without_o the_o regret_n or_o murmur_a of_o the_o people_n so_o that_o pharaoh_n have_v no_o reason_n to_o think_v much_o of_o those_o land_n and_o possession_n he_o have_v give_v to_o joseph_n brethren_n in_o goshen_n thus_o jacob_n dwell_v very_o comfortable_o in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n he_o and_o his_o son_n have_v possession_n therein_o and_o they_o grow_v and_o multiply_v exceed_o and_o jacob_n live_v after_o his_o first_o settlement_n there_o seventeen_o year_n so_o that_o his_o whole_a age_n be_v 147_o year_n the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n now_o draw_v nigh_o which_o he_o perceive_v either_o by_o the_o decay_n of_o nature_n in_o he_o or_o some_o revelation_n from_o god_n he_o send_v for_o his_o son_n joseph_n and_o desire_v he_o as_o he_o love_v he_o to_o swear_v to_o he_o by_o put_v his_o hand_n under_o his_o thigh_n see_v ch._n 24._o 2._o that_o he_o will_v not_o bury_v he_o in_o egypt_n but_o carry_v he_o and_o bury_v he_o in_o canaan_n with_o his_o father_n abraham_n and_o isaac_n in_o their_o bury_a place_n in_o the_o cave_n of_o macpelah_n in_o hebron_n see_v ch._n 23._o 19_o and_o 25._o 8._o and_o 35_o 29._o whereby_o he_o testify_v his_o faith_n in_o god_n promise_n that_o his_o seed_n shall_v return_v thither_o and_o possess_v that_o land_n 50.25_o land_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n joseph_n also_o order_v his_o own_o bone_n to_o be_v carry_v thither_o ch._n 50.25_o joseph_n swear_v to_o he_o that_o he_o will_v perform_v his_o desire_n then_o jacob_n raise_v himself_o up_o and_o turn_v himself_o towards_o his_o beds-head_n and_o to_o help_v himself_o herein_o possible_o lean_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o his_o staff_n which_o he_o have_v in_o his_o hand_n see_v heb._n 11.21_o anonym_n 11.21_o the_o lxx_o read_v it_o lean_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o his_o staff_n the_o hebrew_n word_n without_o prick_n may_v be_v read_v
grant_v they_o acquaint_v he_o that_o it_o be_v their_o father_n command_n before_o he_o die_v that_o they_o shall_v humble_o beg_v his_o pardon_n and_o forgiveness_n of_o they_o and_o according_o they_o do_v earnest_o beg_v it_o at_o his_o hand_n and_o they_o hope_v he_o will_v not_o deny_v it_o they_o see_v they_o be_v his_o brethren_n and_o serve_v the_o same_o god_n that_o he_o do_v namely_o the_o god_n of_o his_o father_n and_o be_v true_o penitent_a for_o their_o former_a heinous_a transgression_n against_o he_o then_o fall_v down_o at_o his_o foot_n they_o tell_v he_o they_o be_v his_o servant_n joseph_n can_v not_o forbear_v weep_v at_o this_o their_o behaviour_n towards_o he_o and_o pity_v their_o perplexity_n and_o be_v grieve_v that_o they_o shall_v in_o the_o least_o doubt_n of_o his_o kindness_n towards_o they_o he_o tell_v they_o it_o be_v true_a he_o be_v in_o great_a power_n there_o yet_o he_o be_v under_o god_n sum_fw-la god_n masius_n sic_fw-la reddit_fw-la v._n 19_o anon_o sub_fw-la deo_fw-la sum_fw-la under_o his_o all-seeing-eye_n and_o bind_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o his_o action_n unto_o he_o who_o have_v forbid_v he_o all_o revenge_n and_o have_v wonderful_o raise_v he_o up_o not_o only_o that_o he_o may_v do_v good_a to_o the_o egyptian_n but_o especial_o to_o they_o that_o be_v his_o own_o flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o he_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o be_v offend_v at_o what_o they_o have_v for_o whatever_o their_o intent_n be_v god_n mean_v it_o for_o good_a both_o to_o he_o and_o they_o and_o therefore_o bid_v they_o be_v of_o good_a courage_n and_o not_o at_o all_o to_o fear_v any_o hurt_n from_o he_o for_o he_o will_v be_v so_o far_o from_o hurt_v they_o that_o he_o will_v nourish_v they_o and_o their_o child_n and_o according_o he_o do_v so_o for_o 54_o year_n after_o his_o father_n death_n all_o which_o time_n even_o unto_o his_o own_o death_n he_o continue_v his_o kindness_n to_o they_o and_o continue_v in_o his_o authority_n and_o government_n and_o see_v his_o son_n ephraim_n child_n to_o the_o three_o generation_n person_n generation_n to_o wit_n shutelah_n and_o tachon_n the_o son_n of_o his_o son_n ephraim_n and_o haden_n the_o son_n of_o shutelah_n numb_a 26.36_o and_o machir_n the_o son_n of_o manasseh_n and_o gilead_n manasseh_n grandchild_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o greek_a expositor_n speak_v of_o the_o family_n of_o jacob_n and_o joseph_n which_o be_v say_v to_o consist_v of_o 70_o soul_n gen._n 46.27_o deut._n 10.22_o have_v add_v thereunto_o these_o five_o that_o be_v bear_v to_o joseph_n in_o egypt_n 1_o chron._n 7.14_o which_o reckon_v luke_n follow_v act_v 7.14_o reckon_v they_o in_o all_o 75_o person_n and_o the_o child_n of_o machir_n the_o son_n of_o manasseh_n his_o other_o son_n be_v also_o bring_v up_o upon_o his_o knee_n that_o be_v he_o take_v pleasure_n in_o their_o infancy_n to_o let_v they_o sit_v upon_o his_o knee_n and_o to_o dandle_v they_o see_v ch._n 30.3_o joseph_n have_v now_o arrive_v at_o the_o age_n of_o a_o 110_o and_o have_v govern_v egypt_n under_o several_a king_n 80_o year_n and_o find_v his_o death_n approach_v he_o tell_v his_o brethren_n that_o god_n will_v sure_o visit_v they_o in_o mercy_n and_o will_v bring_v they_o out_o of_o that_o land_n into_o canaan_n which_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n that_o he_o will_v give_v it_o they_o and_o therefore_o to_o testify_v his_o own_o and_o confirm_v their_o faith_n concern_v the_o promise_n of_o canaan_n which_o be_v a_o type_n of_o heaven_n he_o command_v that_o his_o body_n shall_v be_v keep_v and_o carry_v into_o canaan_n when_o god_n bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n and_o carry_v they_o thither_o see_v heb._n 11.20_o he_o take_v also_o a_o oath_n of_o they_o to_o perform_v it_o which_o oath_n as_o it_o be_v like_a be_v record_v and_o transmit_v to_o succeed_a generation_n that_o they_o in_o who_o time_n that_o deliverance_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o pass_v 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where_o he_o have_v such_o bad_a neighbour_n the_o chaldean_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o sabean_o on_o the_o other_o the_o book_n of_o job_n be_v undoubted_o a_o true_a history_n and_o accompany_v full_o with_o all_o the_o circumstance_n requisite_a to_o a_o true_a history_n from_o first_o to_o last_o and_o attest_v so_o to_o be_v by_o the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n chap._n 14.14_o though_o these_o three_o man_n noah_n daniel_n and_o job_n be_v in_o it_o they_o shall_v deliver_v but_o their_o own_o soul_n by_o their_o righteousness_n say_v the_o lord_n and_o by_o the_o apostle_n james_n ch._n 5.11_o behold_v we_o count_v they_o happy_a which_o endure_v you_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o patience_n of_o job_n and_o have_v see_v the_o end_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o the_o lord_n be_v very_o pitiful_a and_o of_o tender_a mercy_n this_o book_n be_v write_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o learned_a in_o prose_n to_o vers_fw-la 3._o of_o chap._n 3._o and_o in_o verse_n from_o thence_o to_o 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his_o father_n or_o mother_n and_o so_o likewise_o he_o that_o curse_v or_o malicious_o revile_v his_o father_n or_o mother_n shall_v be_v sure_o put_v to_o death_n 30.17_o death_n see_v prov._n 30.17_o verse_n 15_o 17._o 5._o he_o that_o steal_v a_o man_n 24.7_o man_n see_v deut._n 24.7_o and_o sell_v he_o or_o if_o he_o be_v find_v in_o his_o hand_n he_o shall_v be_v sure_o put_v to_o death_n vers_fw-la 16._o 6._o if_o two_o man_n strive_v together_o and_o one_o smite_v the_o other_o with_o a_o stone_n or_o with_o his_o fist_n yet_o so_o as_o he_o present_o die_v not_o but_o only_o keep_v his_o bed_n if_o he_o rise_v again_o and_o walk_v abroad_o with_o his_o staff_n then_o he_o that_o smite_v he_o shall_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n but_o he_o shall_v pay_v for_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o time_n and_o shall_v satisfy_v he_o for_o the_o damage_n he_o sustain_v by_o be_v disable_v to_o go_v about_o his_o business_n and_o employment_n so_o long_o and_o shall_v take_v care_n that_o he_o 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they_o holy_a they_o offer_v the_o bread_n of_o god_n and_o be_v his_o minister_n who_o be_v holiness_n itself_o vers_fw-la 7_o 8._o 3_o the_o priest_n daughter_n if_o she_o play_v the_o whore_n be_v to_o be_v burn_v because_o she_o dishonour_v the_o priesthood_n crime_n priesthood_n for_o which_o cause_n the_o connivance_n and_o indulgence_n of_o old_a eli_n to_o his_o wicked_a son_n be_v the_o more_o displease_v to_o god_n and_o it_o may_v well_o be_v think_v by_o the_o parity_n of_o reason_n that_o the_o same_o punishment_n be_v to_o be_v inflict_v on_o the_o priest_n wife_n and_o on_o his_o son_n if_o guilty_a of_o the_o like_a crime_n and_o the_o sacred_a office_n of_o her_o father_n whereas_o other_o person_n be_v not_o to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o simple_a fornication_n neither_o the_o man_n nor_o the_o woman_n exod._n 22.16_o 17._o levit._fw-la 21._o vers_fw-la 9_o 4_o the_o high_a priest_n 15._o priest_n the_o high_a priest_n refrain_v from_o mourning_n at_o funeral_n be_v apish_o follow_v by_o the_o devil_n priest_n gell._n noct._n attic_a lib._n 10._o cap._n 15._o must_v not_o defile_v himself_o by_o mourning_n for_o any_o dead_a whatsoever_o though_o of_o his_o near_a kindred_n for_o the_o crown_n insigniantur_fw-la crown_n this_o may_v have_v respect_n to_o the_o golden_a plate_n fasten_v to_o his_o mitre_n which_o be_v upon_o his_o head_n when_o he_o be_v anoint_v and_o be_v call_v the_o holy_a crown_n exod._n 29.6_o 7._o unctus_fw-la est_fw-la oleo_fw-la quod_fw-la et_fw-la est_fw-la vice_fw-la coronae_fw-la &_o diadematis_fw-la quibus_fw-la reges_fw-la insigniantur_fw-la of_o the_o anoint_v oil_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o he_o and_o he_o be_v to_o be_v note_v and_o observe_v rather_o for_o qualification_n of_o grace_n and_o holiness_n than_o for_o natural_a affection_n be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n royal_a priesthood_n therefore_o he_o shall_v not_o forsake_v the_o sanctuary_n when_o he_o shall_v serve_v there_o or_o uncover_v his_o head_n 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the_o priest_n when_o they_o be_v unclean_a to_o abstain_v from_o holy_a thing_n whether_o that_o uncleanness_n happen_v to_o they_o by_o leprosy_n issue_n touch_v of_o the_o dead_a or_o eat_v any_o thing_n that_o die_v of_o itself_o or_o be_v tear_v with_o beast_n in_o which_o case_n they_o be_v to_o be_v unclean_a until_o the_o evening_n and_o then_o to_o wash_v their_o flesh_n and_o so_o to_o eat_v of_o the_o holy_a thing_n chap._n 22._o from_o 1._o to_o 10._o 8_o no_o strange_a that_o be_v not_o a_o priest_n uncleanness_n priest_n herein_o be_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o portion_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o of_o the_o people_n though_o in_o the_o same_o sacrifice_n that_o the_o priest_n portion_n be_v only_o to_o be_v eat_v by_o they_o of_o his_o own_o family_n but_o the_o portion_n which_o belong_v to_o he_o that_o bring_v the_o offer_v may_v be_v impart_v to_o any_o israelite_n if_o they_o be_v not_o debar_v by_o some_o legaâ—_n uncleanness_n nor_o of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o priest_n though_o live_v in_o the_o same_o house_n no_o sojourner_n or_o guest_n or_o servant_n hire_v by_o the_o day_n be_v to_o eat_v of_o the_o holy_a thing_n belong_v to_o the_o priest_n but_o the_o buy_a servant_n and_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v in_o his_o house_n may_v eat_v of_o they_o the_o priest_n daughter_n marry_v to_o a_o stranger_n may_v not_o eat_v of_o they_o but_o if_o she_o be_v a_o widow_n or_o divorce_v or_o without_o child_n and_o return_v to_o her_o father_n house_n to_o live_v there_o as_o she_o do_v in_o her_o youth_n she_o may_v eat_v of_o her_o father_n meat_n see_v levit._n 10.14_o levit._fw-la 22._o from_o 10._o to_o 14._o 9_o if_o a_o man_n who_o ought_v not_o do_v unwitting_o and_o through_o mistake_n eat_v of_o the_o holy_a thing_n belong_v to_o the_o priest_n he_o be_v to_o repay_v the_o full_a price_n of_o what_o he_o have_v eat_v and_o to_o add_v a_o five_o part_n over_o and_o above_o as_o a_o forfeiture_n for_o the_o offence_n and_o a_o caveat_n against_o offend_v in_o the_o like_a kind_n for_o time_n to_o come_v there_o be_v also_o a_o ram_n to_o be_v offer_v for_o his_o sin_n see_v ch._n 5.15_o and_o the_o priest_n be_v to_o take_v all_o the_o care_n they_o can_v that_o the_o people_n do_v not_o bring_v upon_o themselves_o guilt_n by_o eat_v what_o they_o ought_v not_o and_o so_o make_v themselves_o liable_a to_o bear_v the_o punishment_n of_o their_o trespass_n vers_fw-la 14_o 15_o 16._o 10_o law_n concern_v the_o sacrifice_n that_o be_v to_o be_v bring_v for_o a_o vow_n or_o a_o free-will-offering_a which_o they_o may_v offer_v at_o their_o own_o discretion_n how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v condition_v 1._o they_o must_v be_v always_o male_n this_o male_n in_o other_o sacrifice_n a_o female_a be_v sometime_o accept_v but_o not_o in_o this_o of_o beef_n sheep_n or_o goat_n 2_o they_o must_v be_v without_o blemish_n neither_o blind_a nor_o lame_a or_o scab_a etc._n etc._n yet_o in_o peace-offering_n that_o be_v not_o for_o a_o vow_n but_o for_o a_o free-will-offering_a though_o no_o blemish_n be_v allow_v yet_o the_o sacrifice_n which_o have_v something_o superfluous_a or_o lack_v in_o his_o part_n be_v accept_v but_o a_o blemish_v sacrifice_n that_o be_v bruise_v or_o break_v will_v not_o be_v accept_v either_o for_o a_o israelite_n or_o a_o proselyte_n menoch_n proselyte_n v._o 25._o the_o bread_n of_o your_o god_n bread_n be_v take_v for_o a_o oblation_n see_v levit._n 21.6_o panis_n i._n e._n sacrificia_fw-la menoch_n 3_o the_o beast_n to_o be_v sacrifice_v be_v to_o be_v eight_o day_n old_a at_o least_o before_o they_o be_v offer_v because_o till_o then_o they_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o be_v eat_v by_o man_n be_v too_o tender_a and_o waterish_a see_v exod._n 22.30_o 4_o the_o dam_n and_o the_o young_a one_o be_v not_o to_o be_v kill_v in_o one_o day_n by_o this_o as_o by_o the_o ordinance_n against_o blood_n god_n intend_v to_o admonish_v his_o people_n of_o mercy_n and_o to_o restrain_v they_o from_o cruelty_n see_v deut._n 22.6_o last_o when_o they_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n of_o thanksgiving_n it_o be_v all_o to_o be_v eat_v the_o same_o day_n none_o of_o it_o to_o be_v reserve_v to_o the_o morrow_n which_o may_v make_v they_o the_o more_o willing_a to_o call_v the_o poor_a to_o eat_v with_o they_o because_o the_o remainder_n be_v not_o to_o be_v reserve_v for_o themselves_o but_o to_o be_v burn_v these_o thing_n they_o be_v command_v careful_o to_o observe_v and_o to_o take_v heed_n of_o profane_v the_o name_n of_o god_n or_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v blaspheme_v by_o the_o nation_n about_o they_o by_o their_o ill_a life_n for_o god_n declare_v that_o he_o will_v be_v hallow_v among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v he_o will_v have_v all_o
burn_v incense_n be_v within_o the_o tabernacle_n at_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n but_o this_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a occasion_n and_o a_o mean_v enjoin_v for_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o lord_n will_v whither_o these_o man_n or_o only_a aaron_n and_o his_o son_n as_o former_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n to_o execute_v the_o priest_n office_n corah_n have_v assemble_v his_o confederate_n and_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o people_n before_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o not_o find_v dathan_n and_o abiram_n there_o as_o it_o shall_v seem_v go_v to_o their_o tent_n to_o talk_v with_o they_o see_v ch._n 26.10_o and_o probable_o from_o they_o he_o go_v to_o his_o own_o tent_n before_o moses_n and_o the_o elder_n come_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o present_o they_o do_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o 250_o conspirator_n on_o the_o one_o side_n take_v fire_n from_o the_o altar_n and_o put_v it_o into_o their_o censer_n and_o lay_v incense_n thereon_o and_o aaron_n near_o to_o who_o moses_n stand_v do_v the_o like_a on_o the_o other_o god_n now_o signify_v his_o approach_n and_o the_o actual_a manifestation_n of_o his_o presence_n by_o the_o descend_v of_o the_o cloud_n which_o use_v to_o hover_v over_o the_o tabernacle_n to_o the_o door_n 12.5_o door_n see_v vers_fw-la 42._o of_o this_o chap._n and_o ch._n 12.5_o thereof_o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o moses_n and_o aaron_n say_v separate_a yourselves_o from_o among_o this_o congreation_n that_o i_o may_v consume_v these_o conspirator_n and_o all_o that_o join_v with_o they_o in_o a_o moment_n then_o moses_n and_o aaron_n fall_v upon_o their_o face_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v o_o god_n the_o god_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o flesh_n who_o forme_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n within_o he_o zach._n 12.1_o and_o see_v and_o know_v the_o spirit_n and_o heart_n of_o all_o man_n and_o be_v able_a to_o discern_v between_o those_o that_o sin_n obstinate_o and_o those_o that_o be_v only_o seduce_v by_o other_o and_o draw_v hither_o only_o to_o see_v what_o will_v be_v do_v shall_v one_o man_n sin_n viz._n corah_n the_o chief_a incendiary_n and_o will_v thou_o be_v wroth_a with_o the_o whole_a congregation_n upon_o this_o intercession_n the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o spare_v the_o people_n that_o will_v depart_v from_o these_o rebel_n and_o then_o impart_v to_o moses_n what_o he_o intend_v to_o do_v command_v he_o to_o warn_v the_o congregation_n to_o get_v away_o from_o the_o tent_n of_o corah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n moses_n according_o rise_v up_z many_o of_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n accompany_v he_o to_o denounce_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n against_o these_o conspirator_n and_o he_o warn_v the_o congregation_n to_o depart_v from_o the_o tent_n of_o these_o wicked_a man_n and_o to_o get_v far_o from_o they_o and_o to_o touch_v nothing_o of_o they_o as_o judge_v all_o that_o they_o have_v execrable_a and_o accurse_a lest_o they_o perish_v effect_n perish_v v._o 26._o lest_o you_o be_v consume_v in_o all_o their_o sin_n that_o be_v lest_o you_o be_v destroy_v in_o the_o judgement_n that_o will_v fall_v upon_o they_o for_o all_o their_o sin_n the_o cause_n be_v here_o put_v for_o the_o effect_n in_o the_o judgement_n which_o be_v ready_a to_o fall_v upon_o they_o for_o their_o great_a sin_n and_o provocation_n the_o people_n according_o do_v so_o and_o flee_v from_o the_o tent_n of_o these_o man_n but_o dathan_n and_o abiram_n impudent_o come_v out_o and_o stand_v in_o the_o door_n of_o their_o tent_n with_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n as_o if_o they_o intend_v to_o outface_v moses_n and_o scorn_v the_o judgement_n he_o threaten_v against_o they_o moses_n then_o say_v hereby_o you_o shall_v know_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v send_v i_o and_o have_v appoint_v i_o to_o take_v upon_o myself_o the_o government_n of_o this_o people_n and_o have_v confer_v the_o priesthood_n on_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n and_o that_o i_o have_v not_o do_v these_o thing_n on_o 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appear_v numb_a 26.10_o only_o some_o of_o his_o child_n who_o as_o it_o be_v like_a join_v not_o in_o their_o father_n sin_n or_o if_o they_o do_v soon_o repent_v of_o it_o and_o give_v over_o and_o depart_v from_o their_o father_n tent_n at_o moses_n warning_n be_v spare_v and_o of_o their_o race_n come_v such_o as_o either_o compose_v some_o of_o the_o psalm_n or_o at_o least_o be_v famous_a singer_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o samuel_n also_o the_o great_a prophet_n and_o judge_n in_o israel_n be_v of_o that_o race_n see_v 1_o chron._n 6.33_o to_o 38._o thus_o perish_v the_o ringleader_n of_o this_o rebellion_n all_o the_o israelite_n that_o be_v near_o they_o flee_v at_o the_o cry_n of_o they_o fear_v lest_o the_o earth_n shall_v swallow_v up_o they_o also_o and_o as_o a_o further_a addition_n to_o the_o dreadfulness_n of_o this_o judgement_n there_o come_v fire_n out_o from_o the_o lord_n and_o consume_v their_o 250_o confederate_n who_o have_v offer_v incense_n and_o usurp_v the_o priest_n office_n they_o be_v punish_v with_o fire_n as_o by_o fire_n they_o have_v offend_v see_v levit._n 10.2_o moses_n now_o by_o god_n command_n appoint_v eleazar_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n to_o gather_v up_o the_o censer_n from_o among_o the_o ash_n of_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o these_o man_n that_o be_v burn_v and_o consume_v and_o to_o scatter_v the_o fire_n that_o be_v in_o they_o without_o the_o court_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o show_v that_o god_n reject_v it_o and_o their_o service_n and_o abhor_v their_o sacrifice_n and_o he_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o censer_n of_o these_o sinner_n against_o their_o own_o soul_n be_v now_o hallow_v illustrandae_fw-la hallow_v sanctificata_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la quia_fw-la ex_fw-la deputatione_fw-la dei_fw-la servire_fw-la deinceps_fw-la debebant_fw-la divina_fw-la gloriae_fw-la illustrandae_fw-la have_v be_v present_v before_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o commandment_n and_o he_o order_v he_o to_o make_v broad_a plate_n of_o they_o for_o a_o 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any_o more_o upon_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n only_o they_o shall_v not_o meddle_v with_o the_o service_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o altar_n lest_o they_o die_v and_o if_o the_o priest_n do_v not_o endeavour_v to_o prevent_v any_o such_o error_n or_o miscarriage_n in_o their_o brethren_n the_o levite_n they_o shall_v also_o incur_v the_o like_a danger_n thus_o he_o appoint_v the_o levite_n to_o minister_v to_o the_o priest_n and_o order_n that_o he_o that_o be_v not_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n shall_v not_o be_v admit_v to_o serve_v and_o minister_v unto_o they_o for_o god_n have_v take_v the_o levite_n instead_o of_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n to_o himself_o he_o have_v give_v they_o unto_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n for_o his_o own_o service_n and_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n therefore_o he_o and_o his_o son_n shall_v exercise_v their_o priest_n office_n in_o all_o thing_n that_o concern_v the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_n and_o in_o 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to_o be_v destroy_v with_o she_o he_o shall_v find_v no_o content_n in_o she_o and_o be_v desirous_a to_o put_v she_o away_o he_o may_v do_v it_o but_o must_v then_o free_o set_v she_o at_o liberty_n to_o go_v whether_o she_o will_v because_o he_o have_v humble_v she_o he_o must_v not_o sell_v she_o for_o money_n under_o pretence_n that_o she_o be_v his_o captive_n and_o servant_n from_z vers_n 10._o to_o 15._o 3_o if_o a_o man_n have_v two_o wife_n which_o though_o contrary_a to_o god_n first_o institution_n gen._n 2.22_o 23_o 24._o yet_o he_o for_o a_o time_n suffer_v but_o approve_v not_o as_o appear_v mal._n 2.15_o matth._n 19.4_o 5._o and_o one_o of_o they_o be_v better_o belove_v by_o he_o than_o the_o other_o and_o he_o have_v son_n by_o they_o both_o he_o command_v that_o the_o son_n by_o the_o first_o wife_n though_o less_o belove_v shall_v not_o lose_v his_o right_n of_o primogeniture_n but_o he_o shall_v enjoy_v the_o right_n of_o the_o first-born_a which_o by_o the_o law_n 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therein_o indeed_o that_o thy_o house_n and_o the_o house_n of_o thy_o father_n shall_v walk_v before_o i_o for_o ever_o that_o be_v shall_v be_v perpetual_o establish_v in_o the_o office_n of_o the_o priesthood_n but_o this_o promise_n be_v only_o conditional_a namely_o if_o you_o carry_v yourselves_o well_o in_o that_o high_a call_n but_o this_o condition_n be_v not_o perform_v by_o you_o the_o promise_n which_o i_o make_v unto_o you_o shall_v be_v reverse_v for_o those_o that_o honour_v i_o i_o will_v honour_v but_o those_o that_o despise_v i_o shall_v be_v light_o esteem_v further_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n behold_v the_o day_n come_v that_o i_o will_v cut_v off_o thy_o arm_n and_o the_o arm_n of_o thy_o father_n house_n that_o be_v deprive_v thou_o of_o thy_o strength_n and_o make_v both_o thou_o and_o thy_o family_n weak_a and_o ignoble_a and_o this_o be_v do_v first_o by_o cut_v off_o he_o and_o his_o two_o son_n chapt._n 4.17_o 2_o by_o cut_v off_o his_o posterity_n in_o the_o 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envy_v and_o malign_v because_o place_v in_o the_o high-priesthood_n and_o that_o in_o all_o the_o wealth_n which_o god_n shall_v give_v israel_n that_o be_v in_o those_o day_n when_o israel_n shall_v flourish_v most_o in_o wealth_n and_o glory_n and_o when_o consequent_o the_o high-priesthood_n shall_v be_v most_o desirable_a to_o wit_n in_o the_o day_n of_o solomon_n and_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o old_a man_n or_o a_o man_n of_o dignity_n 36._o dignity_n v._o 31_o ut_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la senex_fw-la in_o domo_fw-la tua_fw-la i._n e._n vir_fw-la dignitate_fw-la praeditus_fw-la vide_fw-la v._n 36._o in_o thy_o family_n mendoz._n family_n v._o 32._o haec_fw-la severa_fw-la comminatio_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la extendenda_fw-la ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la ithamaraeos_fw-la sed_fw-la tantum_fw-la ad_fw-la domum_fw-la eli._n alii_fw-la senem_fw-la hic_fw-la ut_fw-la prius_fw-la accipiunt_fw-la de_fw-la dignitate_fw-la sacerdotali_fw-la qua_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la abdicata_fw-la est_fw-la familia_fw-la eli._n at_o in_o ea_fw-la familia_fw-la senes_fw-la aetate_fw-la semper_fw-la desecisse_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la credibile_fw-la mendoz._n and_o the_o man_n of_o thy_o posterity_n who_o i_o shall_v not_o quite_o cut_v off_o from_o serve_v at_o my_o altar_n shall_v live_v so_o miserable_o pine_v away_o with_o grief_n and_o vexation_n to_o see_v the_o adversary_n family_n enjoy_v their_o honour_n that_o if_o thou_o shall_v live_v to_o see_v the_o misery_n they_o shall_v be_v in_o it_o will_v make_v thou_o almost_o weep_v out_o thy_o eye_n to_o behold_v it_o and_o it_o will_v grieve_v thou_o to_o the_o very_a heart_n and_o most_o of_o thy_o family_n shall_v die_v in_o the_o flower_n of_o their_o age_n and_o that_o which_o i_o now_o foretell_v shall_v come_v upon_o thy_o two_o son_n hophni_n and_o phineas_n may_v be_v a_o sign_n to_o thou_o that_o all_o my_o other_o threaten_n shall_v in_o due_a time_n come_v to_o pass_v viz._n i_o do_v foretell_v thou_o that_o they_o shall_v both_o die_v in_o one_o day_n and_o i_o will_v raise_v i_o up_o a_o faithful_a priest_n that_o shall_v do_v according_a to_o that_o which_o be_v in_o my_o heart_n to_o wit_n zadock_n 8._o zadock_n he_o do_v faithful_o cleave_v to_o solomon_n who_o the_o lord_n have_v appoint_v to_o succeed_v dovid_n in_o the_o throne_n when_o abiathar_n who_o be_v of_o the_o posterity_n of_o eli_n conspire_v with_o adonijah_n against_o david_n and_o against_o solomon_n 1_o king_n 1.7_o 8._o of_o the_o family_n of_o eleazar_n and_o i_o will_v build_v he_o a_o sure_a house_n and_o he_o shall_v walk_v before_o my_o anoint_a for_o ever_o that_o be_v i_o will_v multiply_v his_o family_n and_o make_v it_o prosperous_a and_o establish_v his_o offspring_n in_o the_o priesthood_n and_o according_o we_o find_v that_o the_o high-priesthood_n be_v continue_v in_o the_o line_n and_o posterity_n of_o zadock_n unto_o the_o time_n of_o the_o babylonian_a captivity_n see_v ezek._n 44.15_o and_o so_o zadock_n be_v of_o the_o posterity_n of_o phineas_n the_o son_n of_o eleazar_n that_o promise_n be_v make_v good_a which_o the_o lord_n make_v to_o phineas_n numb_a 25.13_o he_o shall_v have_v it_o and_o his_o seed_n after_o he_o even_o the_o covenant_n of_o a_o everlasting_a priesthood_n and_o he_o shall_v walk_v before_o my_o anoint_a for_o ever_o that_o be_v zadock_n and_o his_o posterity_n shall_v perform_v such_o service_n as_o belong_v to_o the_o highpriest_n for_o solomon_n and_o his_o successor_n viz._n they_o shall_v inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n for_o they_o they_o shall_v offer_v sacrifice_n for_o they_o and_o shall_v be_v ready_a to_o assist_v they_o with_o their_o counsel_n and_o advice_n upon_o all_o emergent_a occasion_n and_o those_o of_o thy_o posterity_n that_o shall_v not_o be_v cut_v off_o shall_v come_v and_o crouch_v to_o zadock_n and_o his_o successor_n to_o beg_v some_o relief_n of_o they_o and_o shall_v sue_v to_o they_o that_o they_o may_v be_v employ_v though_o
and_o to_o carry_v it_o to_o his_o mouth_n but_o jonathan_n not_o be_v with_o his_o father_n in_o the_o camp_n when_o he_o thus_o adjure_v the_o people_n and_o so_o know_v nothing_o of_o it_o and_o be_v through_o hunger_n and_o weariness_n ready_a to_o faint_v he_o put_v forth_o the_o end_n of_o his_o javelin_n or_o spear_n that_o he_o carry_v in_o his_o hand_n and_o dip_v it_o in_o the_o wild_a honey_n that_o lie_v before_o he_o and_o do_v eat_v of_o it_o whereby_o his_o spirit_n be_v much_o revive_v and_o refresh_v and_o his_o eye_n that_o be_v dim_v before_o with_o fast_v and_o faintness_n and_o emptiness_n and_o want_n of_o spirit_n be_v now_o enlighten_v and_o grow_v clear_a again_o one_o of_o the_o soldier_n see_v he_o thus_o eat_v tell_v 11.28_o tell_v v._o 28._o in_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n a_o man_n be_v say_v to_o answer_v when_o his_o speech_n relate_v to_o a_o thing_n before_o do_v as_o well_o as_o to_o a_o thing_n before_o speak_v see_v numb_a 11.28_o he_o of_o the_o 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severe_o charge_v their_o sin_n upon_o they_o but_o without_o any_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o own_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o they_o you_o have_v sin_v this_o day_n say_v he_o in_o thus_o eat_v the_o blood_n roll_v i_o a_o great_a stone_n that_o thereon_o in_o my_o sight_n the_o people_n may_v kill_v their_o beast_n and_o that_o i_o myself_o may_v see_v the_o blood_n full_o drain_v out_o of_o the_o cattle_n which_o they_o kill_v then_o saul_n begin_v consuleret_fw-la begin_v v._o 35._o aedificavit_fw-la saul_n altar_n i._n e._n caepit_fw-la aedificare_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la caepisset_fw-la extruere_fw-la altar_n domino_fw-la dixit_fw-la saul_n descendamus_fw-la ad_fw-la philisteos_n etc._n etc._n videtur_fw-la hoc_fw-la innuere_fw-la saulem_fw-la opus_fw-la tantummodo_a incaepisse_v &_o postea_fw-la negligenter_n destitisse_fw-la quomodo_fw-la antea_fw-la fecit_fw-la quando_fw-la deum_fw-la consuleret_fw-la to_o build_v a_o altar_n to_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o may_v offer_v thereon_o gratulatory_a sacrifice_n for_o that_o glorious_a victory_n which_o god_n have_v new_o give_v they_o but_o it_o seem_v he_o do_v not_o finish_v it_o saul_n and_o the_o people_n have_v now_o refresh_v themselves_o he_o exhort_v they_o vigorous_o to_o prosecute_v the_o philistine_n let_v we_o go_v say_v he_o after_o the_o philistine_n by_o night_n and_o spoil_v they_o unto_o the_o morning_n light_n and_o let_v we_o not_o leave_v a_o man_n of_o they_o the_o people_n seem_v very_o willing_a to_o it_o but_o the_o highpriest_n say_v before_o we_o undertake_v such_o a_o weighty_a business_n let_v we_o first_o ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n and_o crave_v his_o direction_n in_o it_o saul_n agree_v hereunto_o and_o be_v willing_a to_o ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n by_o the_o highpriest_n but_o the_o lord_n answer_v he_o not_o protraheretur_fw-la not_o silentium_fw-la dei_fw-la eo_fw-la spectabat_fw-la ut_fw-la innocentia_fw-la jonathae_n &_o praepostera_fw-la saulis_n inhumanitas_fw-la &_o nimia_fw-la durity_n in_fw-la lucem_fw-la protraheretur_fw-la that_o day_n which_o show_v that_o he_o be_v high_o displease_v see_v ch._n 28.6_o but_o not_o with_o jonathan_n for_o eat_v a_o little_a honey_n but_o with_o saul_n for_o the_o rash_a charge_n which_o he_o in_o his_o arrogance_n and_o tyranny_n have_v impose_v upon_o the_o people_n have_v no_o warrant_n from_o god_n to_o do_v it_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o lord_n refuse_v to_o answer_n saul_n tend_v to_o his_o that_o it_o may_v be_v discover_v that_o jonathan_n have_v indeed_o offend_v against_o the_o command_n of_o his_o father_n though_o ignorant_o but_o that_o saul_n have_v by_o that_o rash_a unadvised_a charge_n and_o curse_v hinder_v the_o prosecution_n of_o the_o victory_n cause_v israel_n to_o sin_n and_o now_o bring_v his_o own_o son_n under_o the_o danger_n of_o be_v accurse_a and_o put_v to_o death_n saul_n conclude_v that_o god_n be_v angry_a because_o when_o he_o inquire_v of_o he_o by_o the_o priest_n he_o will_v not_o answer_v he_o he_o therefore_o present_o command_v all_o the_o head_n of_o the_o tribe_n and_o family_n to_o draw_v near_o unto_o he_o that_o by_o cast_a lot_n it_o may_v be_v discover_v who_o it_o be_v that_o have_v thus_o offend_v god_n among_o they_o for_o though_o himself_o have_v great_o sin_v in_o that_o rash_a and_o unadvised_a oath_n he_o have_v make_v and_o the_o curse_n he_o have_v impose_v upon_o the_o people_n yet_o he_o conclude_v that_o the_o violation_n of_o his_o command_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o great_a offence_n which_o cause_v the_o lord_n to_o be_v silent_a and_o therefore_o for_o the_o find_v out_o this_o he_o will_v have_v they_o cast_v lot_n and_o solemn_o protest_v who_o ever_o be_v find_v guilty_a yea_o though_o it_o be_v jonathan_n his_o son_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v spare_v but_o not_o a_o man_n among_o they_o will_v accuse_v jonathan_n then_o he_o say_v to_o the_o people_n be_v you_o on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o i_o and_o jonathan_n will_v be_v on_o the_o other_o and_o he_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n to_o give_v forth_o a_o perfect_a lot_n that_o be_v a_o lot_n which_o may_v clear_v the_o innocent_a and_o fall_v upon_o the_o guilty_a the_o lot_n be_v cast_v saul_n and_o jonathan_n be_v take_v than_o the_o lot_n be_v cast_v between_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n and_o jonathan_n be_v take_v jonathan_n be_v true_o innocent_a and_o faultless_a but_o not_o in_o saul_n sense_n and_o therefore_o why_o be_v he_o take_v by_o the_o lot_n that_o be_v innocent_a many_o reason_n be_v render_v for_o it_o 1._o to_o punish_v saul_n rash_a oath_n who_o thereby_o bring_v his_o dear_a son_n into_o extreme_a danger_n see_v the_o case_n of_o jephtha_n judg._n 11.30_o 31_o 35._o 2_o to_o discover_v saul_n hypocrisy_n who_o seem_v very_o scrupulous_a and_o conscientious_a in_o keep_v a_o rash_a and_o wicked_a oath_n yet_o make_v not_o conscience_n of_o kill_v his_o innocent_a son_n 3_o to_o justify_v jonathan_n and_o that_o he_o may_v be_v declare_v innocent_a jonathan_n be_v take_v saul_n ask_v he_o what_o he_o have_v do_v jonathan_n tell_v he_o he_o have_v taste_v a_o little_a honey_n with_o the_o end_n of_o his_o rod_n or_o javelin_n and_o he_o see_v he_o must_v die_v for_o it_o though_o he_o be_v whole_o ignorant_a of_o the_o king_n severe_a prohibition_n saul_n reply_v god_n do_v so_o to_o i_o and_o more_o also_o if_o i_o spare_v thou_o a_o stranâ—e_a zeal_n this_o be_v in_o saul_n and_o a_o evidence_n that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v leave_v he_o he_o will_v not_o now_o in_o pursuance_n of_o his_o rash_a oath_n spare_v a_o brave_a â—â—riant_n and_o most_o worthy_a son_n and_o yet_o a_o little_a while_n after_o contrary_a to_o god_n express_v coâ—trâ—â—â—â—d_v spare_v the_o wicked_a king_n agag_n ch._n 15.8_o the_o people_n hear_v this_o his_o raâ—â—_n
resolution_n concern_v his_o son_n what_o say_v they_o shall_v jonathan_n die_v who_o have_v wrought_v this_o great_a salvation_n in_o israel_n shall_v he_o die_v that_o be_v innocent_a and_o have_v commit_v no_o offence_n that_o deserve_v death_n shall_v he_o die_v that_o be_v so_o brave_a a_o prince_n and_o worthy_a of_o all_o honour_n and_o reward_n see_v the_o lord_n by_o he_o have_v give_v a_o great_a and_o miraculous_a deliverance_n to_o his_o people_n when_o they_o be_v in_o a_o forlorn_a and_o desperate_a condition_n as_o the_o lord_n live_v there_o shall_v not_o one_o hair_n of_o his_o head_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n for_o he_o have_v wrought_v with_o god_n that_o be_v under_o god_n and_o by_o his_o help_n and_o assistance_n a_o great_a deliverance_n for_o we_o so_o the_o people_n rescue_v jonathan_n that_o he_o be_v not_o put_v to_o death_n thus_o saul_n cease_v from_o pursue_v the_o philistine_n any_o further_o at_o present_a and_o so_o the_o rest_n of_o they_o get_v back_o to_o their_o own_o country_n however_o saul_n be_v by_o this_o glorious_a victory_n better_o confirm_v and_o settle_v in_o the_o royal_a throne_n he_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o manage_n of_o all_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o especial_o show_v himself_o very_o valiant_a and_o active_a in_o fight_v against_o all_o the_o enemy_n of_o it_o particular_o against_o moab_n and_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n border_v on_o the_o east_n of_o canaan_n against_o edom_n border_v on_o the_o south_n against_o the_o king_n of_o zobah_n on_o the_o north_n and_o against_o the_o philistine_n on_o the_o west_n and_o though_o he_o do_v not_o whole_o vanquish_v and_o subdue_v they_o because_v god_n have_v reserve_v that_o work_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o it_o for_o david_n yet_o he_o sore_o vex_v they_o and_o much_o weaken_v they_o so_o that_o they_o do_v not_o with_o that_o courage_n and_o success_n fight_v against_o israel_n as_o before_o they_o have_v do_v and_o all_o this_o come_v to_o pass_v through_o god_n free_a mercy_n to_o his_o people_n give_v good_a success_n to_o saul_n in_o his_o war_n though_o a_o wicked_a man_n for_o their_o sake_n and_o beside_o the_o forementioned_a success_n saul_n gather_v a_o great_a host_n and_o smite_v the_o amalekite_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n and_o here_o be_v speak_v of_o by_o way_n of_o anticipation_n that_o his_o warlike_a exploit_n may_v be_v sum_v up_o together_o in_o the_o next_o place_n saul_n son_n be_v mention_v that_o follow_v their_o father_n in_o the_o war_n and_o like_o valiant_a soldier_n live_v and_o die_v with_o he_o as_o jonathan_n ishui_fw-la who_o be_v call_v abinadab_n ch._n 31.2_o and_o melchishua_n ishbesh_v be_v not_o here_o name_v though_o now_o above_o twenty_o year_n of_o age_n see_v 2_o sam._n 2_o 10._o possible_o because_o he_o follow_v not_o his_o father_n in_o the_o war_n neither_o be_v his_o child_n by_o rizpah_n here_o mention_v because_o she_o be_v not_o his_o wife_n but_o only_o his_o concubine_n the_o daughter_n he_o have_v by_o his_o wife_n who_o name_n be_v ahinoam_v be_v merab_n and_o michal_n the_o captain_n of_o his_o host_n be_v abner_n his_o cousin-german_n son_n to_o his_o uncle_n ner._n and_o when_o he_o see_v any_o strong_a or_o valiant_a man_n he_o take_v he_o into_o his_o service_n 1_o sam._n ch._n 14._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n clxvi_o sometime_o after_o samuel_n by_o god_n appointment_n send_v saul_n to_o destroy_v the_o amalekite_n but_o before_o he_o tell_v he_o what_o god_n command_v he_o to_o do_v he_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o god_n singular_a favour_n towards_o he_o and_o the_o high_a honour_n he_o have_v exalt_v he_o unto_o that_o thereby_o he_o may_v move_v he_o to_o perform_v what_o god_n command_v he_o with_o the_o more_o diligence_n and_o cheerfulness_n and_o though_o he_o have_v former_o fail_v in_o his_o duty_n yet_o now_o remember_v what_o the_o lord_n have_v do_v for_o he_o he_o shall_v be_v sure_a strict_o to_o observe_v his_o command_n and_o injunction_n samuel_n now_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v send_v he_o against_o ameleck_n three_o several_a time_n the_o lord_n declare_v that_o he_o will_v destroy_v the_o amalekite_n exod._n 17.14_o numb_a 24.20_o and_o deut._n 25.19_o and_o now_o saul_n be_v send_v to_o execute_v that_o vengeance_n upon_o they_o which_o the_o lord_n have_v so_o long_o ago_o at_o several_a time_n threaten_v and_o though_o the_o present_a king_n and_o subject_n of_o amalek_n have_v be_v cruel_a and_o bloody_a adversary_n to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n as_o samuel_n intimate_v v._o 33._o as_o thy_o sword_n have_v make_v many_o woman_n childless_a so_o shall_v thy_o mother_n be_v childless_a and_o so_o deserve_v to_o be_v destroy_v for_o their_o own_o sin_n yet_o because_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v the_o israelite_n know_v that_o he_o have_v not_o forget_v the_o former_a injury_n of_o their_o ancestor_n towards_o his_o people_n though_o it_o be_v four_o hundred_o year_n since_o it_o be_v do_v he_o resolve_v now_o to_o visit_v it_o upon_o they_o and_o he_o mention_n one_o circumstance_n that_o great_o aggravate_v it_o viz._n that_o when_o his_o poor_a people_n have_v be_v long_o under_o a_o miserable_a bondage_n in_o egypt_n and_o be_v new_o escape_v from_o it_o yet_o even_o then_o they_o come_v out_o against_o they_o and_o seek_v to_o destroy_v they_o nor_o need_v it_o seem_v strange_a that_o the_o present_a amalekite_n shall_v be_v utter_o destroy_v for_o that_o which_o their_o ancestor_n have_v do_v so_o many_o year_n before_o for_o though_o god_n destroy_v none_o everlasting_o but_o for_o their_o own_o sin_n yet_o with_o temporal_a punishment_n he_o do_v usual_o punish_v the_o child_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o ancestor_n especial_o when_o the_o child_n go_v on_o in_o their_o father_n step_n as_o by_o that_o which_o be_v say_v of_o agag_n v._o 33._o it_o seem_v those_o amalekite_n do_v samuel_n therefore_o command_v saul_n from_o the_o lord_n to_o go_v and_o smite_v amalek_n and_o utter_o destroy_v all_o that_o they_o have_v and_o not_o to_o spare_v man_n woman_n or_o child_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o their_o very_a cattle_n peccantium_fw-la cattle_n v._o 7._o jumenta_fw-la bruta_n pereunt_fw-la quip_n possessiones_fw-la organa_fw-la fulcra_fw-la gaudia_fw-la peccantium_fw-la for_o he_o have_v anathematise_v and_o devote_v they_o all_o to_o destruction_n as_o he_o do_v jericho_n saul_n hereupon_o gather_v a_o great_a army_n and_o number_n they_o in_o the_o plain_n of_o telaim_n or_o telem_n a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n josh_n 15.24_o and_o find_v they_o to_o be_v two_o hundred_o thousand_o footman_n beside_o ten_o thousand_o man_n of_o judah_n tribe_n judah_n the_o man_n of_o judah_n be_v reckon_v apart_o from_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n 1._o because_o they_o usual_o have_v the_o privilege_n of_o go_v first_o against_o the_o enemy_n in_o any_o common_a danger_n 2._o because_o the_o messiah_n be_v to_o come_v of_o his_o tribe_n saul_n march_v his_o army_n and_o come_v near_o to_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o amalek_n he_o send_v to_o the_o kenites_n the_o posterity_n of_o jethro_n who_o live_v in_o tent_n see_v judg._n 4.17_o among_o these_o amalekite_n to_o depart_v and_o get_v they_o out_o from_o among_o they_o if_o they_o love_v their_o life_n for_o jethro_n and_o his_o family_n have_v show_v kindness_n to_o the_o israelite_n when_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n he_o himself_o come_v out_o with_o much_o joy_n to_o meet_v moses_n and_o to_o congratulate_v all_o the_o goodness_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v show_v to_o israel_n therefore_o now_o saul_n give_v they_o warning_n to_o remove_v away_o that_o they_o may_v not_o suffer_v with_o the_o amalekite_n who_o god_n intend_v at_o this_o time_n to_o punish_v for_o the_o wrong_n their_o progenitor_n have_v do_v to_o his_o people_n but_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o spare_v the_o kenites_n for_o the_o kindness_n their_o ancestor_n have_v show_v to_o they_o the_o kenites_n according_o remove_v from_o they_o soon_o after_o saul_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o their_o chief_a city_n fight_v eo_fw-la fight_v v._o 5._o vajareb_n pugnavit_fw-la contendit_fw-la scil_n cum_fw-la eo_fw-la with_o the_o amalekite_n and_o discomfit_v they_o and_o take_v their_o king_n agag_n prisoner_n and_o pursue_v they_o from_o havilah_n to_o shur_n which_o be_v over_o against_o egypt_n and_o destroy_v all_o that_o come_v out_o with_o agag_n to_o fight_v against_o they_o with_o all_o other_o they_o can_v meet_v with_o and_o destroy_v also_o their_o city_n and_o to_n but_o that_o many_o of_o they_o do_v escape_v this_o slaughter_n be_v manifest_a from_o ch._n 27.8_o and_o ch._n 30.1_o as_o we_o shall_v see_v afterward_o saul_n have_v take_v their_o king_n who_o he_o shall_v above_o all_o the_o rest_n have_v slay_v he_o and_o
servant_n along_o with_o he_o 4._o he_o see_v v._o 2._o and_o mat._n 12.3_o 4._o and_o some_o few_o other_o that_o voluntary_o join_v themselves_o to_o he_o 1._o he_o first_o fly_v to_o nob_n a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n near_o to_o anathoth_o about_o twelve_o mile_n from_o gibeah_n whither_o it_o seem_v the_o tabernacle_n be_v now_o remove_v from_o shiloh_n though_o the_o ark_n still_o remain_v at_o kirjath-jearim_a see_v chap._n 7.1_o and_o possible_o saul_n cause_v it_o to_o be_v remove_v hither_o for_o his_o own_o conveniency_n that_o he_o may_v with_o more_o speed_n and_o ease_v upon_o all_o occasion_n resort_v to_o it_o and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o there_o be_v so_o many_o priest_n now_o dwell_v here_o namely_o that_o they_o may_v attend_v upon_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n david_n be_v resolve_v to_o fly_v for_o his_o safety_n out_o of_o the_o land_n come_v hither_o first_o not_o only_o to_o get_v some_o supply_n of_o his_o present_a want_n but_o also_o to_o visit_v the_o tabernacle_n that_o he_o may_v there_o worship_v the_o lord_n before_o his_o departure_n and_o seek_v unto_o he_o for_o help_v and_o comfort_n in_o this_o his_o day_n of_o adversity_n leave_v therefore_o his_o small_a company_n in_o some_o place_n nigh_o he_o go_v himself_o to_o ahimelech_n the_o highpriest_n at_o nob_n room_n it_o seem_v ahiah_n his_o brother_n be_v dead_a he_o be_v highpriest_n in_o his_o room_n who_o it_o seem_v be_v also_o call_v abiather_n see_v mark_v 2.26_o and_o have_v a_o son_n also_o of_o that_o name_n as_o we_o may_v see_v ch._n 22.20_o ahimelech_n be_v much_o trouble_v when_o he_o see_v david_n come_v to_o he_o alone_o fear_v that_o he_o be_v flee_v from_o saul_n upon_o some_o displeasure_n and_o if_o so_o it_o will_v be_v dangerous_a for_o he_o to_o entertain_v he_o he_o ask_v he_o therefore_o how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o be_v alone_o david_n reply_v that_o the_o king_n have_v send_v he_o about_o a_o secret_a business_n and_o enjoin_v he_o to_o let_v no_o body_n know_v of_o it_o and_o so_o he_o have_v appoint_v his_o servant_n to_o stay_v for_o he_o in_o a_o place_n nigh_o at_o hand_n this_o be_v indeed_o a_o direct_a lie_n and_o prove_v afterward_o the_o occasion_n of_o that_o horrible_a massacre_n which_o saul_n make_v of_o ahimelech_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o priest_n of_o that_o city_n even_o eighty_o five_o person_n that_o wear_v a_o linen_n ephod_n yea_o of_o the_o utter_a destruction_n of_o the_o city_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o both_o man_n and_o woman_n and_o child_n yea_o even_o of_o the_o very_a beast_n as_o we_o read_v ch._n 22.18_o 19_o just_a cause_n have_v david_n to_o bewail_v this_o pernicious_a lie_n of_o he_o as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v and_o so_o no_o doubt_n he_o do_v for_o he_o charge_v it_o upon_o himself_o when_o abiathar_n the_o son_n of_o ahimelech_n bring_v he_o the_o sad_a tiding_n thereof_o ch._n 22.22_o i_o have_v occasion_v say_v he_o the_o 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strengthen_v my_o faith_n and_o affiance_n in_o he_o that_o he_o will_v help_v i_o in_o the_o like_a difficulty_n and_o danger_n ch._n 21._o from_o 1_o to_o 10._o 2_o have_v get_v goliath_n sword_n he_o now_o fly_v into_o the_o country_n of_o achish_a king_n of_o gath_n call_v also_o abimeleck_n which_o be_v the_o common_a name_n of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o philistine_n here_o he_o hope_v to_o have_v sojourn_v at_o least_o for_o a_o time_n secret_o and_o undiscovered_a it_o seem_v he_o have_v more_o hope_n of_o safety_n there_o than_o in_o his_o own_o country_n at_o present_a the_o servant_n of_o achish_n after_o some_o time_n discover_v who_o he_o be_v and_o apprehend_v he_o possible_o goliath'_v sword_n may_v be_v some_o mean_n of_o discover_v of_o he_o and_o so_o
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spelunca_fw-la sensisset_fw-la militares_fw-la some_o cave_n in_o that_o and_o other_o country_n be_v of_o that_o vast_a wideness_n that_o they_o be_v sufficient_a to_o contain_v great_a number_n of_o man_n be_v weary_a go_v into_o the_o entrance_n of_o it_o which_o be_v narrow_a to_o cover_v his_o foot_n that_o be_v to_o sleep_v see_v note_n in_o judg._n 3.24_o but_o though_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o cave_n be_v narrow_a yet_o it_o seem_v it_o be_v roomâ—by_o within_o for_o david_n and_o several_a of_o his_o man_n have_v hide_v themselves_o in_o the_o side_n and_o innermost_a part_n of_o it_o david_n man_n perceive_v that_o saul_n be_v come_v into_o the_o entrance_n or_o mouth_n of_o the_o cave_n and_o that_o there_o he_o have_v lay_v himself_o down_o to_o sleep_v they_o tell_v he_o that_o god_n have_v now_o put_v such_o a_o opportunity_n into_o his_o hand_n of_o cut_v off_o his_o enemy_n that_o thirst_v after_o his_o blood_n as_o if_o he_o have_v from_o heaven_n call_v unto_o he_o 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have_v say_v that_o he_o lift_v up_o his_o voice_n and_o weep_v and_o say_v be_v this_o thy_o voice_n my_o son_n david_n thou_o be_v more_o righteous_a than_o i_o for_o thou_o have_v do_v i_o good_a and_o i_o have_v reward_v thou_o with_o evil_n i_o be_o convince_v that_o thou_o have_v deal_v exceed_v kind_o with_o i_o for_o when_o the_o lord_n have_v deliver_v i_o into_o thy_o hand_n thou_o do_v not_o take_v away_o my_o life_n if_o a_o man_n find_v his_o enemy_n and_o have_v he_o at_o a_o advantage_n will_v he_o let_v he_o go_v away_o without_o do_v he_o any_o hurt_n this_o be_v not_o the_o common_a course_n of_o the_o world_n the_o lord_n therefore_o reward_v thou_o for_o the_o great_a kindness_n thou_o have_v show_v i_o this_o day_n and_o now_o i_o know_v assure_o that_o thou_o shall_v be_v king_n see_v ch._n 15.28_o &_o 23.17_o see_v god_n have_v endue_v thou_o with_o such_o heroic_a and_o kingly_a virtue_n and_o do_v so_o eminent_o prosper_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o undertake_n i_o 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that_o murder_v ishbosheth_n though_o he_o have_v rise_v against_o he_o 2_o sam._n 4._o and_o by_o his_o preserve_n and_o cherish_v mephibosheth_n 2_o sam._n 9_o but_o in_o the_o case_n before_o mention_v he_o be_v not_o leave_v to_o his_o own_o choice_n but_o necessitate_v by_o a_o special_a command_n from_o god_n to_o deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o gibeonite_n for_o their_o satisfaction_n that_o god_n wrath_n be_v appease_v the_o heavy_a judgement_n of_o famine_n under_o which_o they_o lay_v may_v be_v remove_v from_o the_o land_n see_v 2_o sam._n 21.6_o 9_o and_o therefore_o in_o this_o he_o break_v not_o his_o oath_n martyr_n oath_n omnia_fw-la pacta_fw-la promissa_fw-la vota_fw-la jurejuranda_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la caput_fw-la referenda_fw-la
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body_n and_o the_o body_n of_o his_o son_n they_o fasten_v to_o the_o wall_n of_o bethshan_n 27.6_o bethshan_n a_o town_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o lot_n of_o manasseh_n but_o not_o recover_v from_o the_o philistine_n in_o the_o first_o conquest_n judg._n 1.27_o nor_o to_o this_o day_n as_o be_v say_v before_o of_o ziklag_n ch._n 27.6_o viz._n in_o a_o street_n that_o be_v by_o the_o city-wall_n see_v 2_o sam._n 21.12_o and_o when_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jabesh-gilead_n hear_v what_o the_o philistine_n have_v do_v to_o the_o body_n of_o saul_n and_o his_o three_o son_n in_o gratitude_n to_o saul_n who_o have_v rescue_v they_o from_o nahash_n king_n of_o the_o ammonite_n when_o he_o have_v strait_o besiege_v their_o city_n ch._n 11.11_o all_o the_o valiant_a man_n of_o that_o city_n arise_v and_o march_v all_o night_n and_o
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counterfeit_a what_o say_v they_o to_o hanun_n do_v thou_o think_v that_o david_n by_o this_o embassy_n intend_v to_o honour_v thy_o father_n never_o imagine_v that_o he_o real_o intend_v any_o such_o thing_n undoubted_o he_o have_v send_v these_o man_n as_o spy_n to_o search_v and_o observe_v our_o country_n and_o to_o discover_v some_o advantage_n for_o the_o conquer_a of_o it_o that_o he_o may_v serve_v we_o as_o he_o have_v do_v other_o nation_n beside_o we_o have_v hear_v that_o by_o their_o law_n they_o be_v forbid_v to_o seek_v our_o prosperity_n all_o their_o day_n and_o therefore_o what_o reason_n have_v we_o to_o trust_v they_o thus_o some_o politician_n think_v themselves_o most_o wise_a when_o they_o be_v most_o suspicious_a but_o such_o wisdom_n often_o prove_v mere_a
punishment_n on_o they_o put_v some_o of_o they_o under_o saw_n some_o under_o harrow_n of_o iron_n some_o he_o order_v to_o be_v cut_v in_o piece_n with_o axe_n and_o some_o he_o cause_v to_o pass_v through_o the_o fiery_a brick_n kiln_n to_o express_v his_o detestation_n of_o their_o inhuman_a idolatry_n who_o cause_v their_o own_o child_n to_o pass_v through_o the_o fire_n to_o their_o idol_n moloch_n 1_o king_n 11.7_o and_o thus_o he_o do_v to_o the_o elder_n of_o every_o city_n who_o be_v the_o chief_a offender_n and_o that_o not_o only_o because_o they_o have_v so_o abominable_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n abuse_v his_o ambassador_n but_o have_v also_o hire_v the_o nation_n round_o about_o they_o to_o make_v war_n upon_o he_o intend_v if_o they_o can_v utter_o to_o destroy_v the_o israelite_n these_o thing_n be_v do_v david_n and_o his_o people_n return_v to_o jerusalem_n 2_o sam._n ch._n 12._o from_o v._o 26_o to_o the_o end_n 1_o chron._n 20._o from_o 1_o to_o 4._o sect_n cxciv_o in_o section_n 192_o we_o have_v the_o sad_a history_n of_o david_n fall_n to_o be_v dread_v by_o all_o good_a man_n now_o we_o come_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o his_o repentance_n and_o the_o manner_n how_o he_o be_v bring_v to_o it_o and_o first_o we_o may_v take_v notice_n that_o david_n do_v not_o seek_v to_o god_n and_o turn_n to_o he_o by_o a_o act_n of_o his_o freewill_n before_o god_n touch_v his_o heart_n by_o his_o grace_n david_n have_v now_o for_o the_o space_n of_o near_o ten_o month_n continue_v in_o his_o sin_n without_o repentance_n viz._n from_o the_o conception_n to_o the_o birth_n of_o the_o child_n and_o possible_o something_o long_o during_o all_o which_o time_n he_o have_v as_o it_o be_v probable_a in_o a_o formal_a manner_n frequent_v god_n ordinance_n take_v care_n only_o to_o hide_v his_o sin_n and_o not_o to_o be_v cleanse_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o it_o and_o to_o cover_v his_o shame_n which_o yet_o he_o can_v not_o do_v for_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o sudden_a marry_v of_o bathsheba_n and_o she_o so_o soon_o be_v bring_v to_o bed_n it_o begin_v now_o by_o some_o to_o be_v suspect_v and_o talk_v of_o that_o all_o be_v not_o right_a between_o they_o and_o so_o by_o this_o deed_n he_o give_v great_a occasion_n to_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n to_o blaspheme_v god_n therefore_o now_o send_v the_o prophet_n nathan_n to_o he_o to_o rouse_v he_o out_o of_o the_o dead_a sleep_n he_o be_v in_o and_o to_o bring_v he_o to_o a_o sense_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o to_o repentance_n for_o it_o nathan_n have_v receive_v a_o command_n from_o god_n to_o go_v to_o david_n on_o this_o errand_n he_o begin_v to_o think_v with_o himself_o that_o he_o be_v to_o deal_v with_o a_o great_a king_n who_o he_o be_v direct_o to_o accuse_v sharp_o to_o reprehend_v and_o severe_o to_o threaten_v from_o the_o lord_n he_o resolve_v therefore_o to_o make_v his_o address_n to_o he_o in_o such_o a_o way_n which_o he_o think_v most_o likely_a to_o work_v upon_o such_o a_o great_a person_n according_o come_v to_o he_o he_o tell_v he_o that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a rich_a man_n in_o that_o country_n who_o have_v exceed_v many_o flock_n and_o herd_n and_o there_o live_v by_o he_o a_o certain_a poor_a man_n who_o have_v only_o one_o ew-lamb_n which_o he_o have_v buy_v and_o tender_o bring_v up_o and_o nourish_v and_o it_o lay_v in_o his_o bosom_n and_o be_v to_o he_o as_o a_o young_a and_o tender_a child_n off_o child_n in_o these_o parable_n we_o be_v to_o look_v at_o the_o main_a scope_n and_o drift_n of_o they_o and_o not_o to_o every_o circumstance_n many_o of_o they_o be_v add_v only_o as_o ornament_n to_o set_v they_o off_o and_o there_o come_v a_o traveller_n to_o the_o rich_a man_n house_n and_o he_o spare_v to_o take_v of_o his_o own_o flock_n to_o dress_v for_o this_o stranger_n but_o take_v the_o poor_a man_n lamb_n and_o dress_v it_o for_o he_o david_n hear_v this_o and_o apprehend_v it_o to_o be_v a_o true_a relation_n of_o a_o matter_n of_o fact_n do_v in_o his_o country_n his_o anger_n be_v great_o kindle_v and_o he_o say_v as_o the_o lord_n live_v the_o man_n that_o have_v do_v this_o shall_v sure_o restore_v the_o lamb_n fourfold_o take_v fourfold_o in_o solomon_n time_n it_o seem_v there_o be_v require_v sevenfold_a restitution_n prov._n 16.31_o unless_o it_o be_v mean_v there_o that_o the_o thief_n shall_v make_v such_o a_o perfect_a restitution_n in_o which_o sense_n the_o number_n seven_o be_v often_o take_v according_a to_o the_o law_n exod._n 22.1_o and_o i_o declare_v that_o he_o be_v worthy_a to_o die_v because_o he_o have_v no_o pity_n thus_o david_n unwitting_o pass_v a_o heavy_a sentence_n upon_o himself_o nathan_n reply_v thou_o be_v the_o man_n thou_o be_v he_o who_o have_v commit_v this_o heinous_a wickedness_n for_o thou_o be_v the_o rich_a man_n who_o many_o flock_n and_o herd_n be_v thy_o many_o wife_n and_o concubine_n vriah_n be_v the_o poor_a man_n and_o his_o ew-lamb_n be_v bathsheba_n his_o wife_n the_o traveller_n that_o come_v to_o thou_o be_v the_o sinful_a lust_n of_o thy_o heart_n for_o the_o satisfy_n whereof_o thou_o will_v not_o take_v one_o of_o thy_o own_o wife_n or_o concubine_n but_o take_v the_o wife_n of_o vriah_n therefore_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v i_o to_o say_v thus_o to_o thou_o i_o anoint_v thou_o king_n over_o israel_n and_o deliver_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o saul_n i_o give_v thou_o thy_o master_n house_n viz._n the_o kingdom_n of_o saul_n who_o be_v thy_o lord_n and_o master_n and_o have_v exalt_v thou_o to_o such_o royal_a dignity_n and_o greatness_n that_o all_o general_o that_o belong_v to_o saul_n be_v come_v into_o thy_o power_n yea_o his_o very_a wife_n and_o concubine_n who_o i_o have_v so_o far_o bring_v into_o thy_o power_n that_o none_o can_v hinder_v thou_o from_o take_v they_o into_o thy_o bosom_n licebat_fw-la bosom_n v._o 8._o in_o sinii_n i_o e._n potentiae_fw-la subjeci_fw-la tuus_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la soceri_fw-la conjuges_fw-la huic_fw-la ducere_fw-la licebat_fw-la do_v not_o my_o law_n forbid_v it_o levit._n 18.8_o and_o if_o all_o this_o have_v be_v too_o little_a i_o be_v ready_a to_o have_v give_v thou_o more_o wherefore_o then_o have_v thou_o despise_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o do_v this_o heinous_a evil_n in_o his_o sight_n thou_o have_v kill_v vriah_n one_o of_o thy_o worthy_a and_o valiant_a commander_n who_o do_v thou_o faithful_a service_n and_o have_v make_v way_n for_o thy_o marry_v his_o wife_n by_o murder_v of_o he_o yea_o thou_o have_v slay_v he_o by_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n treacherous_o betray_v he_o with_o divers_a other_o of_o thy_o faithful_a subject_n into_o their_o hand_n and_o thereby_o have_v encourage_v and_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o enemy_n of_o my_o people_n to_o insult_v now_o therefore_o know_v to_o thy_o sorrow_n that_o the_o sword_n shall_v never_o diverse_a never_o v._o 10._o in_o sempiternum_fw-la sumitur_fw-la pro_fw-la subjecta_fw-la materia_fw-la diverse_a depart_v from_o thy_o house_n that_o be_v as_o long_o as_o thou_o live_v but_o those_o of_o thy_o family_n shall_v with_o the_o sword_n kill_v one_o another_o adonijah_n another_o three_o of_o david_n son_n come_v to_o a_o violent_a death_n viz._n amnon_n absalon_n and_o adonijah_n and_o because_o thou_o have_v despise_v i_o and_o my_o law_n behold_v i_o will_v raise_v up_o evil_a against_o thou_o out_o of_o thy_o own_o house_n i_o will_v afflict_v thou_o with_o many_o evil_n even_o by_o thy_o own_o child_n give_v they_o over_o to_o commit_v rape_n murder_n and_o unnatural_a rebellion_n and_o will_v take_v thy_o concubine_n before_o thy_o eye_n that_o be_v in_o thy_o life-time_n and_o thou_o know_v it_o and_o give_v they_o unto_o thy_o neighbour_n that_o be_v to_o one_o near_a unto_o thou_o not_o only_o in_o habitation_n but_o in_o blood_n and_o he_o shall_v lie_v with_o they_o bathsheba_n they_o absalon_n do_v it_o open_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o israel_n ch._n 16.22_o in_o a_o tent_n which_o they_o spread_v for_o he_o in_o jerusalem_n upon_o the_o top_n of_o the_o house_n and_o probable_o the_o same_o house_n or_o palace_n from_o the_o roof_n whereof_o david_n do_v first_o cast_v a_o lustful_a eye_n on_o bathsheba_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o sun_n for_o thou_o do_v it_o secret_o as_o fear_v shame_n more_o than_o sin_n but_o i_o will_v punish_v thou_o open_o in_o the_o view_n of_o all_o thy_o people_n david_n be_v so_o convince_v and_o his_o heart_n so_o deep_o wound_v with_o what_o nathan_n have_v speak_v to_o he_o that_o he_o cry_v out_o i_o have_v sin_v yea_o heinous_o sin_v against_o the_o lord_n
be_v his_o own_o son_n that_o by_o such_o a_o exemplary_a punishment_n other_o may_v be_v deter_v from_o offend_v in_o the_o like_a kind_n but_o though_o he_o do_v not_o punish_v he_o yet_o his_o son_n absalon_n do_v as_o we_o come_v now_o to_o show_v after_o two_o year_n be_v pass_v absalon_n have_v a_o sheep-shearing_n feast_n as_o the_o manner_n be_v in_o that_o country_n to_o entertain_v his_o friend_n and_o encourage_v his_o servant_n to_o this_o feast_n absalon_n invite_v david_n and_o all_o his_o son_n with_o their_o retinue_n to_o avoid_v all_o suspicion_n of_o any_o ill_a intention_n against_o amnon_n david_n tell_v he_o if_o they_o shall_v all_o come_v they_o shall_v be_v too_o chargeable_a to_o he_o and_o therefore_o he_o himself_o will_v not_o come_v however_o he_o bless_v he_o and_o wish_v he_o much_o joy_n in_o his_o feast_n then_o absalon_n earnest_o entreat_v he_o that_o his_o brother_n amnon_n be_v his_o elder_a son_n may_v come_v and_o so_o represent_v his_o person_n may_v grace_v and_o honour_v his_o feast_n this_o might_n consider_v former_a carriage_n have_v give_v both_o david_n and_o amnon_n some_o suspicion_n and_o jealousy_n that_o he_o intend_v some_o mischief_n but_o god_n intend_v to_o punish_v they_o both_o for_o their_o former_a sin_n hide_v this_o from_o their_o eye_n therefore_o upon_o his_o great_a importunity_n david_n consent_v that_o amnon_n and_o all_o his_o son_n shall_v go_v with_o he_o they_o be_v come_v absalon_n give_v command_v to_o some_o of_o his_o servant_n as_o evil_a master_n be_v usual_o attend_v with_o such_o servant_n as_o will_v comply_v with_o they_o in_o any_o wickedness_n that_o when_o they_o see_v amnon_n merry_a with_o wine_n they_o shall_v fall_v upon_o he_o and_o kill_v he_o he_o bid_v they_o be_v courageous_a and_o to_o do_v their_o work_n thorough_o see_v he_o have_v command_v they_o and_o will_v bear_v they_o out_o in_o it_o and_o though_o the_o revenge_a of_o his_o sister_n tamars_n rape_n may_v be_v the_o chief_a thing_n he_o aim_v at_o yet_o possible_o a_o ambitious_a desire_n of_o the_o crown_n may_v further_o this_o his_o resolution_n of_o cut_v off_o his_o elder_a brother_n the_o servant_n do_v as_o absalon_n command_v they_o and_o according_o dispatch_v amnon_n upon_o this_o murder_n all_o the_o rest_n of_o david_n son_n get_v every_o one_o upon_o his_o mule_n 36.24_o mule_n though_o the_o israelite_n be_v forbid_v to_o suffer_v cattle_n of_o divers_a kind_n to_o engender_v together_o leu._n 19.19_o yet_o they_o may_v use_v the_o cattle_n so_o engender_v and_o such_o mule_n be_v see_v gen._n 36.24_o and_o flee_v not_o know_v how_o far_o absalom_n bloody_a treachery_n may_v extend_v this_o give_v such_o a_o warm_a alarm_n to_o the_o country_n round_o about_o that_o present_o tiding_n come_v to_o david_n that_o absalon_n have_v slay_v all_o his_o son_n the_o king_n upon_o this_o surprise_v news_n tear_v his_o garment_n and_o fall_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o his_o servant_n stand_v about_o he_o with_o their_o clothes_n rend_v jonadab_n stand_v by_o desire_v the_o king_n not_o to_o believe_v that_o all_o his_o son_n be_v slay_v but_o only_o amnon_n and_o he_o do_v suppose_v that_o he_o indeed_o be_v slay_v because_o absalon_n have_v threaten_v to_o be_v revenge_v on_o he_o ever_o since_o he_o force_v his_o sister_n tamar_n present_o the_o king_n son_n that_o flee_v come_v to_o he_o and_o with_o many_o tear_n tell_v he_o what_o absalon_n have_v do_v to_o their_o brother_n amnon_n and_o the_o king_n and_o all_o his_o servant_n weep_v very_o sore_o and_o david_n mourn_v for_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n amnon_n so_o treacherous_o slay_v very_o many_o day_n then_o absalon_n that_o he_o may_v escape_v the_o hand_n of_o justice_n flee_v to_o talmai_n king_n of_o geshur_n his_o grandfather_n by_o the_o mother_n side_n and_o there_o he_o remain_v three_o year_n 2_o sam._n ch._n 13._o from_o v._o 1._o to_o 39_o sect_n cxcu._n dead_a it_o seem_v chileab_n david_n 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19.23_o justice_n see_v 2_o sam._n 19.23_o david_n have_v thus_o instruct_v his_o son_n in_o a_o short_a time_n after_o depart_v this_o life_n and_o sleep_v with_o his_o father_n that_o be_v die_v as_o his_o father_n and_o predecessor_n have_v do_v before_o he_o have_v reign_v in_o hebron_n seven_o year_n and_o six_o month_n and_o thirty_o three_o year_n in_o jerusalem_n over_o all_o israel_n forty_o year_n in_o all_o and_o have_v make_v his_o son_n solomon_n king_n in_o his_o stead_n about_o half_a a_o year_n before_o his_o death_n he_o die_v in_o a_o good_a old_a age_n full_a of_o day_n riches_n and_o honour_n he_o die_v in_o the_o seventi_v year_n of_o his_o age_n no_o king_n in_o israel_n or_o judah_n after_o he_o attain_v to_o his_o age_n it_o age_n only_o uzziah_n and_o manasseh_n come_v very_o nigh_o it_o he_o be_v bury_v in_o his_o own_o city_n of_o zion_n viz._n in_o that_o part_n of_o jerusalem_n where_o he_o have_v build_v a_o palace_n for_o himself_o 2_o sam._n 1.2_o and_o keep_v his_o court_n and_o which_o he_o have_v take_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o jebusite_n and_o have_v build_v and_o enlarge_v and_o from_o thence_o be_v call_v after_o his_o name_n the_o city_n of_o david_n his_o sepulchre_n it_o seem_v be_v make_v of_o such_o durable_a material_n and_o so_o well_o keep_v and_o repair_v time_n after_o time_n by_o his_o posterity_n that_o it_o be_v strange_o preserve_v notwithstanding_o jerusalem_n be_v so_o often_o sack_v and_o burn_v for_o it_o continue_v unto_o the_o apostle_n time_n as_o the_o apostle_n peter_n tell_v we_o act._n 2.24_o man_n and_o brethren_n let_v i_o free_o speak_v to_o you_o of_o the_o patriarch_n david_n that_o he_o be_v both_o dead_a and_o bury_v and_o his_o
of_o his_o reign_n and_o destroy_v all_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n ch._n 15.27_o over_o israel_n that_o shall_v cut_v off_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n if_o thou_o ask_v when_o or_o at_o what_o time_n this_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v i_o answer_v very_o quick_o and_o soon_o than_o you_o do_v expect_v and_o the_o lord_n will_v smite_v israel_n as_o a_o reed_n be_v shake_v in_o the_o water_n he_o will_v afflict_v both_o prince_n and_o people_n with_o uncessant_a war_n and_o trouble_n both_o intestine_a and_o foreign_a so_o that_o they_o shall_v never_o abide_v long_o in_o any_o settle_a condition_n but_o as_o reed_n that_o grow_v in_o the_o water_n be_v continual_o shake_v so_o shall_v it_o be_v with_o this_o kingdom_n partly_o by_o the_o frequent_a transfer_v the_o crown_n from_o one_o family_n to_o another_o and_o partly_o by_o the_o frequent_a invasion_n of_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n or_o some_o other_o neighbour_a nation_n and_o the_o lord_n will_v root_v up_o 17.6_o up_o first_o by_o tiglath-pilesar_a in_o the_o day_n of_o pekak_a king_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n 15.29_o &_o the_o great_a part_n after_o by_o salmanassar_n in_o the_o day_n of_o hoshea_n 2_o k._n 17.6_o israel_n out_o of_o this_o good_a land_n which_o he_o give_v to_o their_o father_n and_o will_v scatter_v they_o beyond_o the_o river_n to_o wit_n euphrates_n into_o the_o land_n of_o assyria_n mesopotamia_n and_o media_n whither_o they_o shall_v be_v carry_v captive_a because_o they_o have_v make_v grove_n for_o idol_n thereby_o provoke_v he_o to_o anger_n and_o he_o will_v give_v up_o israel_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n because_o they_o consent_v to_o the_o idolatry_n of_o jeroboam_n who_o do_v sin_n high_o against_o god_n and_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n by_o cause_v they_o to_o leave_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o worship_v the_o calf_n he_o have_v set_v up_o ahijah_n have_v thus_o speak_v jeroboam_n wife_n depart_v and_o as_o she_o come_v to_o the_o door_n of_o her_o house_n her_o son_n die_v and_o they_o bury_v he_o and_o all_o israel_n lament_v for_o he_o as_o god_n have_v foretell_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o prophet_n there_o be_v many_o bicker_n and_o continual_a hostility_n between_o jeroboam_n and_o rehoboam_n all_o their_o day_n and_o the_o borderer_n on_o both_o side_n do_v continual_o invade_v one_o another_o but_o after_o rehoboam_n death_n jeroboam_n in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n gather_v together_o a_o vast_a army_n of_o eight_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n to_o set_v upon_o abijah_n rehoboam_n son_n new_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o abijah_n meet_v he_o with_o four_o hundred_o thousand_o and_o with_o they_o discomfit_v his_o mighty_a army_n and_o slay_v five_o hundred_o thousand_o of_o they_o and_o pursue_v his_o victory_n take_v from_o he_o bethel_n and_o two_o other_o city_n as_o may_v be_v more_o full_o see_v in_o the_o life_n of_o abijah_n neither_o do_v jeroboam_n recover_v strength_n again_o during_o abijah_n reign_v jeroboam_n at_o last_o be_v strike_v with_o some_o extraordinary_a sickness_n or_o disease_n from_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o day_n of_o abijah_n but_o he_o die_v not_o till_o the_o second_o year_n of_o asa_n son_n of_o abijah_n and_o it_o seem_v he_o die_v not_o a_o ordinary_a death_n he_o reign_v 22_o year_n and_o nadab_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o 1_o king_n 12._o from_o 12_o to_o the_o end_n 1_o king_n 13._o wh_o ch._n 1_o king_n 14._o from_o 1_o to_o 21._o 2_o chron._n 13._o wh_o ch._n nadab_n begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o asa_n nadab_n second_o king_n of_o israel_n nadab_n and_o reign_v only_o two_o year_n namely_o in_o part_n of_o the_o second_o and_o three_o year_n of_o asa_n he_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o father_n gibbethon_n a_o city_n belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n josh_n 19.44_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n in_o the_o israelite_n possession_n but_o now_o it_o seem_v the_o philistine_n have_v get_v it_o nadab_n therefore_o and_o all_o israel_n with_o he_o go_v and_o lay_v siege_n to_o it_o to_o recover_v it_o and_o here_o during_o the_o siege_n he_o be_v treacherous_o slay_v by_o baasha_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n and_o so_o the_o siege_n as_o it_o seem_v be_v raise_v for_o twenty_o six_o year_n after_o or_o thereabouts_o the_o son_n of_o baasha_n do_v again_o lay_v siege_n to_o this_o city_n as_o we_o may_v see_v chap._n 16.15_o baasha_n now_o set_v up_o himself_o in_o the_o throne_n he_o smite_v all_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n according_a to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o ahijah_n 1_o king_n 14.10_o behold_v i_o will_v bring_v evil_a upon_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n and_o will_v cut_v off_o from_o jeroboam_n he_o that_o piss_v against_o the_o wall_n and_o he_o that_o be_v shut_v up_o and_o leave_v in_o israel_n and_o will_v take_v away_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n as_o a_o man_n take_v away_o dung_a till_o it_o be_v all_o go_v so_o with_o nadab_n the_o regal_a power_n in_o jeroboam_n house_n end_v and_o thus_o the_o idolatry_n wherewith_o jeroboam_n think_v to_o have_v establish_v the_o kingdom_n to_o himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n be_v the_o very_a cause_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o his_o family_n and_o the_o transfer_v the_o kingdom_n to_o another_o 1_o king_n 15._o from_o 25_o to_o 32._o baasha_n the_o son_n of_o ahijah_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o asa_n baasha_n three_o king_n of_o israel_n baasha_n and_o reign_v twenty_o and_o four_o year_n he_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o jeroboam_n in_o the_o thirty_o six_o year_n of_o asa_n kingdom_n as_o it_o stand_v divide_v from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n but_o in_o the_o sixteenth_o year_n of_o asa_n own_o reign_n and_o about_o the_o fourteen_o of_o baasha_n he_o perceive_v asa_n to_o grow_v potent_a and_o that_o many_o of_o his_o subject_n fall_v off_o to_o he_o he_o begin_v to_o arm_v against_o he_o and_o never_o cease_v from_o henceforward_o to_o make_v war_n upon_o he_o all_o his_o day_n and_o he_o go_v up_o to_o build_v ramah_n which_o lie_v between_o samaria_n and_o jerusalem_n that_o he_o may_v suffer_v no_o man_n to_o come_v out_o from_o or_o go_v unto_o asa_n king_n of_o judah_n but_o he_o be_v fain_o to_o give_v it_o over_o be_v recall_v by_o a_o invasion_n make_v into_o his_o country_n by_o benhadad_n king_n of_o syria_n hire_v thereunto_o by_o asa_n 2_o chron._n 16._o from_o 1_o to_o 7._o and_o 1_o king_n 15.32_o jehu_n the_o son_n of_o hanani_n the_o prophet_n deliver_v he_o a_o sad_a message_n from_o the_o lord_n concern_v the_o destruction_n of_o his_o house_n for_o his_o idolatry_n and_o kill_v of_o nadab_n oppugnant_fw-la nadab_n for_o though_o baasha_n do_v herein_o what_o god_n have_v decree_v yet_o he_o have_v no_o command_n from_o god_n to_o do_v it_o but_o do_v it_o only_o to_o serve_v his_o own_o end_n and_o to_o get_v the_o kingdom_n saepe_fw-la deus_fw-la decreta_fw-la sva_fw-la exequitur_fw-la per_fw-la malos_fw-la homines_fw-la qui_fw-la long_a aliud_fw-la agentes_fw-la sva_fw-la quaerunt_fw-la ideoque_fw-la poena_fw-la digni_fw-la sunt_fw-la impii_fw-la saepe_fw-la imprudentes_fw-la serviunt_fw-la voluntati_fw-la dei_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o lege_fw-la patefactam_fw-la scientes_fw-la oppugnant_fw-la this_o jehu_n be_v that_o prophet_n that_o be_v send_v afterward_o to_o jehoshaphat_n to_o reprove_v he_o for_o his_o league_n with_o ahab_n 2_o chr._n 19.2_o and_o he_o that_o write_v the_o chronicle_n of_o those_o time_n 2_o chron._n 20.34_o and_o his_o father_n hanani_n be_v the_o prophet_n that_o reprove_v asa_n for_o seek_v to_o benhadad_n for_o aid_n against_o baasha_n so_o that_o both_o father_n and_o son_n be_v eminent_a prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o both_o send_v to_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o send_v many_o prophet_n to_o reclaim_v they_o jehu_n come_v to_o baasha_n tell_v he_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n forasmuch_o as_o i_o exalt_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o dust_n and_o from_o a_o mean_a condition_n make_v thou_o prince_n attribuuntur_fw-la prince_n for_o it_o be_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n that_o make_v baasha_n attempt_n against_o nadab_n so_o successful_a collatio_fw-la regni_fw-la deo_fw-la doll_n vero_fw-la &_o parricidium_fw-la baasae_fw-la attribuuntur_fw-la over_o my_o they_o my_o they_o be_v god_n people_n by_o covenant_n and_o outward_a profession_n and_o they_o retain_v still_o circumcision_n and_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o there_o be_v many_o pious_a prophet_n and_o some_o good_a people_n among_o they_o people_n israel_n and_o thou_o have_v walk_v in_o
17.21_o then_o go_v to_o her_o husband_n but_o not_o acquaint_v he_o with_o the_o death_n of_o the_o child_n she_o desire_v he_o to_o let_v she_o have_v one_o of_o the_o servant_n out_o of_o the_o field_n to_o attend_v she_o and_o one_o of_o the_o ass_n that_o she_o may_v make_v haste_n to_o the_o man_n of_o god_n and_o she_o will_v speedy_o come_v again_o her_o husband_n not_o imagine_v as_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o child_n have_v be_v so_o sick_a much_o less_o that_o he_o have_v be_v dead_a ask_v she_o why_o she_o will_v go_v then_o it_o be_v neither_o new-moon_n nor_o sabbath_n on_o which_o day_n they_o usual_o go_v as_o it_o seem_v to_o the_o prophet_n to_o be_v instruct_v and_o not_o often_o on_o other_o day_n she_o reply_v it_o will_v be_v well_o enough_o the_o prophet_n will_v take_v no_o offence_n at_o my_o come_n then_o she_o order_v her_o ass_n to_o be_v immediate_o saddle_v and_o get_v up_o speak_v to_o her_o servant_n that_o ride_v on_o another_o ass_n before_o she_o that_o he_o shall_v ride_v apace_o and_o not_o slack_a except_o she_o call_v to_o he_o to_o do_v it_o when_o they_o come_v near_o to_o mount_v carmel_n where_o elisha_n dwell_v he_o it_o seem_v be_v sit_v at_o his_o door_n talk_v with_o his_o servant_n and_o see_v she_o come_v at_o some_o distance_n say_v to_o gehazi_n behold_v yonder_o come_v the_o shunamite_n who_o have_v show_v we_o so_o much_o kindness_n run_v and_o meet_v she_o and_o ask_v she_o if_o all_o be_v well_o with_o she_o and_o with_o her_o husband_n and_o the_o child_n gehazi_n according_o meeting_z her_z and_o ask_v she_o that_o question_n she_o answer_v he_o very_o brief_o it_o be_v well_o as_o not_o be_v willing_a by_o talk_v to_o he_o to_o be_v hinder_v from_o go_v to_o the_o prophet_n his_o master_n and_o her_o answer_n must_v be_v understand_v as_o direct_v to_o the_o two_o former_a question_n concern_v herself_o and_o her_o husband_n as_o for_o the_o last_o she_o reserve_v her_o answer_n to_o that_o till_o she_o shall_v come_v to_o speak_v with_o the_o prophet_n himself_o when_o she_o be_v come_v to_o he_o be_v transport_v with_o the_o vehemency_n of_o her_o passion_n she_o kneel_v down_o and_o catch_v hold_n of_o his_o leg_n intimate_v she_o will_v not_o leave_v he_o till_o she_o have_v some_o comfortable_a answer_n from_o he_o gehazi_n apprehend_v she_o to_o be_v too_o troublesome_a to_o his_o master_n come_v near_o to_o thrust_v she_o away_o but_o elisha_n bid_v he_o let_v she_o alone_o for_o say_v he_o i_o perceive_v her_o spirit_n be_v much_o grieve_v within_o she_o and_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o reveal_v unto_o i_o what_o the_o matter_n be_v then_o she_o tell_v he_o her_o son_n be_v dead_a and_o say_v she_o if_o i_o have_v be_v like_o rachel_n gen._n 30.1_o inordinate_o desirous_a of_o a_o son_n i_o may_v just_o think_v that_o to_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o i_o be_v so_o soon_o deprive_v of_o he_o but_o this_o son_n be_v free_o give_v i_o without_o any_o request_n of_o i_o and_o of_o thy_o own_o motion_n without_o my_o ask_n why_o be_o i_o now_o so_o soon_o bereave_v of_o he_o i_o hope_v thou_o will_v by_o thy_o prayer_n endeavour_v to_o have_v he_o restore_v to_o i_o again_o and_o this_o be_v a_o great_a evidence_n of_o her_o faith_n by_o which_o she_o receive_v her_o dead_a raise_v to_o life_n again_o heb._n 11.35_o then_o elisha_n speak_v to_o his_o servant_n say_v gird_v up_o thy_o loin_n and_o take_v my_o staff_n in_o thy_o hand_n and_o go_v with_o all_o haste_n to_o the_o house_n where_o the_o dead_a child_n be_v not_o stay_v by_o the_o way_n to_o offer_v or_o answer_v any_o courtesy_n or_o civility_n and_o when_o thou_o be_v come_v thithither_o lay_v my_o staff_n on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o child_n but_o the_o mother_n say_v as_o the_o lord_n live_v and_o as_o thy_o soul_n live_v i_o will_v not_o leave_v thou_o till_o thou_o go_v with_o i_o thyself_o the_o prophet_n thereupon_o arise_v and_o go_v with_o she_o but_o gehazi_n get_v thither_o before_o they_o and_o lay_v the_o staff_n on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o child_n but_o no_o evidence_n of_o life_n follow_v thereupon_o for_o the_o child_n neither_o speak_v nor_o hear_v any_o noise_n possible_o have_v not_o elisha_n yield_v to_o go_v himself_o the_o staff_n may_v have_v be_v effectual_a but_o now_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o withhold_v his_o power_n and_o help_v till_o the_o prophet_n himself_o come_v wherefore_o gehazi_n see_v he_o can_v not_o raise_v the_o child_n to_o life_n again_o go_v to_o meet_v his_o master_n and_o tell_v he_o the_o child_n be_v not_o restore_v to_o life_n by_o the_o mean_v he_o have_v use_v elisha_n come_v to_o the_o house_n find_v the_o child_n dead_a and_o lay_v upon_o his_o bed_n shut_v therefore_o the_o door_n to_o himself_o he_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o then_o lay_v himself_o upon_o the_o child_n put_v his_o mouth_n to_o the_o child_n mouth_n and_o his_o eye_n and_o hand_n upon_o the_o child_n eye_n and_o hand_n as_o near_o as_o he_o can_v in_o 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furious_a revenge_n he_o will_v take_v upon_o his_o enemy_n and_o that_o he_o will_v make_v a_o utter_a end_n of_o nineveh_n affliction_n shall_v not_o rise_v up_o the_o second_o time_n and_o no_o more_o of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o assyrian_a shall_v be_v sow_o and_o this_o shall_v be_v for_o judahs_n consolation_n his_o prophecy_n contain_v first_o a_o general_a denunciation_n of_o nineveh_n destruction_n and_o consequent_o of_o the_o assyrian_a monarchy_n he_o show_v their_o destruction_n shall_v be_v sudden_a total_a irresistible_a chap._n 1._o and_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o shall_v be_v that_o the_o people_n of_o judah_n hear_v these_o glad_a tiding_n of_o her_o destruction_n proclaim_v open_o as_o upon_o the_o top_n of_o mountain_n shall_v exceed_o rejoice_v at_o they_o as_o at_o tiding_n of_o peace_n to_o they_o and_o shall_v then_o without_o disturbance_n keep_v their_o solemn_a feast_n and_o perform_v their_o vow_n unto_o the_o lord_n their_o enemy_n who_o disquiet_v they_o be_v cut_v off_o chap._n 1._o second_o he_o give_v a_o particular_a description_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o nineveh_n and_o lively_o set_v it_o forth_o by_o the_o dreadful_a approach_n of_o the_o enemy_n the_o terror_n of_o their_o army_n the_o taking_z of_o the_o city_n and_o the_o captivity_n of_o huzzah_n the_o queen_n and_o her_o maid_n and_o their_o mournful_a deportment_n under_o their_o captivity_n groan_v and_o bemoan_v their_o condition_n with_o the_o mournful_a voice_n of_o dove_n and_o taber_v or_o beat_v upon_o their_o breast_n to_o express_v their_o sorrow_n then_o he_o describe_v the_o spoil_n and_o plunder_v of_o the_o city_n the_o astonishment_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o how_o their_o face_n will_v gather_v blackness_n also_o the_o insult_a of_o the_o enemy_n at_o the_o desolation_n of_o this_o city_n which_o have_v be_v a_o habitation_n of_o lion_n that_o be_v of_o cruel_a oppressor_n ch._n 2._o three_o he_o set_v forth_o the_o cause_n of_o nineveh_n ruin_n the_o lord_n set_v himself_o against_o she_o for_o her_o great_a sin_n viz._n her_o cruelty_n and_o bloodguiltiness_n her_o falsehood_n her_o robbery_n and_o oppression_n and_o her_o filthy_a idolatry_n for_o all_o which_o she_o shall_v be_v make_v a_o shameful_a spectacle_n and_o lest_o nineveh_n presume_v upon_o her_o own_o strength_n shall_v think_v these_o calamity_n shall_v not_o befall_v she_o he_o show_v she_o be_v not_o comparable_a to_o populous_a no_o or_o alexandria_n in_o egypt_n which_o yet_o be_v ruin_v and_o so_o shall_v she_o notwithstanding_o all_o her_o strong_a hold_n her_o numerous_a inhabitant_n strong_a gate_n repair_v tower_n multitude_n of_o merchant_n and_o her_o many_o counsellor_n prince_n and_o commander_n so_o that_o her_o bruise_n shall_v be_v incurable_a and_o her_o wound_n mortal_a chap._n 3._o hezekiah_n now_o die_v his_o act_n be_v write_v by_o isaiah_n and_o by_o those_o that_o write_v the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n he_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o the_o son_n of_o david_n and_o all_o judah_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n do_v he_o all_o the_o honour_n they_o possible_o can_v at_o his_o death_n he_o have_v be_v so_o pious_a and_o good_a a_o king_n and_o manasseh_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n 2_o chron._n 32.32_o 33._o 2_o king_n 20.20_o 21._o manasseh_n the_o 14_o that_o reign_v in_o judah_n manasseh_n manasseh_n be_v twelve_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v about_o twenty_o four_o year_n after_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n and_o he_o reign_v fifty_o five_o year_n and_o so_o long_o than_o any_o of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n he_o do_v worse_a than_o all_o the_o king_n that_o go_v before_o he_o be_v carry_v away_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a by_o such_o noble_n about_o he_o as_o do_v not_o in_o their_o heart_n approve_v the_o reformation_n of_o his_o good_a father_n he_o again_o set_v up_o the_o high_a place_n which_o his_o father_n have_v pull_v down_o he_o rear_v up_o altar_n for_o baal_n and_o make_v a_o grove_n as_o ahab_n have_v do_v 1_o king_n 16.33_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o idol_n he_o build_v altar_n to_o all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n to_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o planet_n in_o the_o two_o court_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n where_o god_n have_v say_v that_o he_o will_v put_v his_o name_n that_o he_o alone_o may_v be_v there_o worship_v he_o make_v one_o of_o his_o son_n pass_v through_o the_o fire_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o son_n of_o hinnom_n sacrifice_v he_o to_o molech_n so_o that_o it_o seem_v he_o continue_v long_o in_o his_o idolatry_n for_o he_o can_v not_o have_v a_o son_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n be_v but_o twelve_o year_n of_o age_n he_o observe_v time_n esteem_v some_o day_n as_o lucky_a other_o as_o unlucky_a he_o use_v enchantment_n and_o deal_v with_o such_o as_o have_v familiar_a spirit_n and_o with_o wizard_n he_o set_v up_o a_o grave_a image_n in_o the_o temple_n contain_v a_o representation_n of_o the_o idolatrous_a grove_n he_o have_v make_v it_o make_v see_v 2_o king_n 23.6_o where_o it_o be_v say_v josiah_n bring_v out_o the_o grove_n from_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n unto_o the_o brook_n kidron_n and_o burn_v it_o though_o god_n have_v say_v to_o david_n and_o solomon_n that_o he_o have_v choose_v that_o house_n to_o put_v his_o name_n there_o and_o will_v have_v his_o name_n alone_o there_o worship_v as_o long_o as_o that_o dispensation_n shall_v last_v and_o promise_v upon_o their_o obedience_n that_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v carry_v away_o captive_a to_o other_o land_n but_o they_o obey_v not_o and_o manasseh_n seduce_v they_o and_o make_v judah_n and_o jerusalem_n go_v astray_o and_o do_v worse_o than_o all_o the_o
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his_o brother_n who_o he_o still_o hold_v prisoner_n in_o egypt_n and_o though_o jeremy_n have_v prophesy_v it_o shall_v never_o come_v to_o pass_v as_o we_o find_v jer._n 22.11_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n touch_v shallum_n the_o son_n of_o josiah_n king_n of_o judah_n which_o reign_v instead_o of_o josiah_n his_o father_n and_o who_o go_v forth_o out_o of_o this_o place_n he_o shall_v not_o return_v hither_o any_o more_o but_o shall_v die_v in_o the_o place_n whither_o they_o have_v lead_v he_o captive_a and_o shall_v see_v this_o land_n no_o more_o yet_o the_o fear_n of_o it_o do_v much_o perplex_v he_o so_o that_o he_o be_v now_o in_o a_o great_a straight_o he_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o the_o egyptian_n if_o he_o keep_v faith_n with_o the_o babylonian_n and_o of_o the_o babylonian_n if_o he_o shall_v revolt_v again_o to_o the_o egyptian_n at_o length_n namely_o in_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n hear_v perhaps_o of_o great_a preparation_n make_v by_o the_o egyptian_n against_o the_o babylonian_n he_o renounce_v his_o subjection_n to_o the_o babylonian_n and_o side_v with_o the_o egyptian_n again_o 2_o king_n 24.1_o nabuchadnezzar_n in_o the_o six_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n seem_v to_o have_v erect_v that_o huge_a golden_a image_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o dura_n a_o province_n of_o babylon_n to_o be_v worship_v daniel_n three_o companion_n that_o be_v new_o advance_v be_v accuse_v for_o not_o worship_v of_o it_o it_o be_v like_a out_o of_o envy_n to_o they_o and_o to_o entrap_v they_o some_o of_o the_o babylonian_n get_v the_o king_n to_o erect_v this_o idolatrous_a image_n these_o three_o worthy_n be_v bring_v before_o nabuchadnezzar_n make_v a_o stout_a profession_n of_o their_o resolution_n to_o own_o and_o serve_v only_o the_o true_a god_n hereupon_o they_o be_v cast_v into_o a_o fiery_a furnace_n but_o be_v miraculous_o preserve_v and_o deliver_v by_o god_n the_o king_n see_v the_o miracle_n be_v exceed_o astonish_v at_o it_o and_o bless_a and_o praise_v god_n dan._n 3._o wh_o ch._n nabuchadnezzar_n be_v detain_v for_o three_o year_n after_o jehoiakim_n revolt_n by_o other_o occasion_n at_o last_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o the_o eleven_o of_o jehoiakim_n with_o a_o army_n consist_v of_o several_a nation_n he_o invade_v judea_n and_o besieges_fw-fr jerusalem_n and_o take_v it_o and_o jehoiakim_n in_o it_o and_o be_v enrage_v against_o he_o for_o his_o perfidiousness_n he_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v bind_v in_o chain_n intend_v to_o carry_v he_o captive_a to_o babylon_n but_o jehoiakim_n through_o grief_n as_o it_o be_v probable_a sudden_o after_o die_v he_o cause_v his_o dead_a body_n to_o be_v drag_v out_o of_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o cast_v into_o the_o field_n to_o be_v devour_v by_o bird_n and_o beast_n so_o that_o have_v no_o burial_n he_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v bury_v like_o a_o ass_n as_o jeremy_n have_v before_o prophesy_v of_o he_o jer._n 22.18_o 19_o &_o ch._n 36.30_o tho_o he_o die_v of_o himself_o and_o not_o by_o violence_n he_o also_o may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v sleep_v with_o his_o father_n or_o to_o have_v fall_v asleep_a and_o die_v as_o his_o father_n do_v now_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o act_n of_o jehoiakim_n and_o the_o abomination_n that_o he_o do_v viz._n his_o kill_n of_o vriah_n the_o prophet_n and_o his_o perfidiousness_n to_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o other_o evil_n that_o be_v find_v in_o he_o behold_v they_o be_v write_v in_o the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n 2_o king_n 24._o from_o 1_o to_o 7._o 2_o chron._n 36.6_o nabuchadnezzar_n carry_v away_o at_o this_o time_n three_o thousand_o twenty_o and_o three_o jew_n prisoner_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n jer._n 52.28_o jehoiakin_n be_v call_v jeconiah_n generation_n jeconiah_n in_o the_o genealogy_n of_o christ_n jehoiakim_n the_o son_n of_o josiah_n seem_v quite_o to_o be_v leave_v out_o mat._n 1.11_o and_o josias_n beget_v jeconias_n and_o his_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o resolve_v of_o which_o doubt_v some_o conceive_v that_o jehoiakim_n the_o father_n be_v call_v jeconiah_n as_o well_o as_o jehoiakin_n the_o son_n and_o so_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v that_o josias_n beget_v jeconias_n and_o his_o brethren_n it_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o jehoiakin_n the_o son_n of_o josias_n who_o have_v several_a brethren_n whereas_o jehoiakim_n have_v none_o and_o then_o that_o which_o follow_v ver_fw-la 12._o and_o after_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o babylon_n jeconias_n beget_v salathiel_n must_v be_v understand_v of_o jehoiakin_n the_o son_n some_o learned_a man_n viz._n beza_n and_o pareus_n have_v be_v ready_a to_o think_v there_o be_v a_o error_n in_o the_o generallty_n of_o the_o greek_a copy_n creep_v in_o by_o some_o unadvised_a scribe_n leave_v out_o jehoiakim_n the_o father_n of_o jeconias_n and_o rob._n stephen_n in_o his_o diversae_fw-la lectiones_fw-la collect_v out_o of_o old_a copy_n read_v that_o 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